Maggie's Nursery

Hilltop, Breadsall, Derby DE21 4TJ
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9.9 97 Reviews
  • Maggie's Nursery, Derby
At Maggie’s the team believe that every child deserves a nurturing and stimulating environment where they can play, grow, learn, and thrive. Children should spend as much time as possible in the great outdoors being nurtured with nature, feeling free to run and explore vibrant, natural spaces. That’s why at Maggie’s they seize every opportunity to be outside, with children frequently enjoying the forest school, alfresco dining and outdoor sleeping.

Over the past 5 years, Maggie’s @ Oakwood has evolved to become one of the UK’s leading nurseries. Formerly part of Children 1st Day Nurseries, and created by Children 1st’s founder Margaret Mason OBE, the nursery now exists to provide children with an unparalleled nursery experience in an award-winning environment.

From thoughtfully designed playrooms to the enriching, award winning outdoor play areas and forest school, every aspect of the nursery is crafted to inspire curiosity and foster a love of learning. They are committed to creating a safe, supportive, and joyful space where children can explore their interests and develop their unique talents, preparing them for a bright and successful future.

Kindness is one of their core values, they strive to foster an atmosphere of empathy, respect, and inclusivity, where every child learns the importance of kindness and compassion towards themselves and others.

The team would love to meet you and your little one so that you can experience the setting.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Owner

  • Maggie’s Nursery
  • Privately Owned

Person in Charge

  • Laura Wildin (Centre Director)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 50

Total Places for Children

  • 160

Age Range

  • from 0 years 2 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Maggie's Nursery Reviews (97)

9.9

Maggie's Nursery has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.880) out of 10, based on 29 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Maggie's Nursery has 97 reviews.

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Review from Scott P (Father of Child) published on 11 March 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Maggie's has been absolutely amazing for the development of our children. The staff are brilliant and treat our children as their own.


Our eldest child recently went back to Maggie's for holiday club and thoroughly enjoyed it. She felt like a celebrity because all the staff could remember her and

made a big fuss greeti g her when they saw her.


We would recommend this nursery every day of the week to others

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Review from Molly-Jo B (Mother of Child) published on 11 March 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Maggies is the most supportive setting we've ever had the pleasure of being involved with. Nothing is ever too much for the staff at Maggie's. They are extremely understanding and supportive to both the children who attend their setting and the parents/families.


Our son who attends Maggie's has

special educational needs. The SENCO and his key workers are very patient and understanding. They are also very keen to support our family as a whole, which means the world to us.
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Review from Naomi C (Mother of Child) published on 11 March 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We couldn't have asked for a better start for our children. Both started at 9 months old and from day one we felt completely at ease. The staff are genuinely caring and really get to know each child, which shows in how confident and happy our two are. The facilities are incredible and the outdoor space
is like no other. The children have real freedom to choose where they play and what they do. Our daughter is now about to start school and it feels emotional as the nursery has been such a big part of her early years. The only slight concern is that occasionally people without a fob can be let in by others, which can feel worrying. Overall, we've absolutely loved it from the start and our children have thrived here
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Review from Lucy L (Mother of Child) published on 2 March 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Maggie's @ Oakwood is simply outstanding. I cannot praise all the staff enough, they are all so kind, caring and have a visible love for working with babies and children.
My daughter is extremely happy and settled at Nursery. The staff were all so patient and caring with her settling into new rooms
throughout her nursery journey.
The nursery itself and grounds are exceptional, the activities they provide the children with are second to none. They enable the children to learn and have fun at the same time. The experiences my daughter has at nursery are just the best and she comes running out with a smile on her face every day and tells me she's had a good day.
As a parent, I have never felt anxious leaving my daughter with Maggie's, I know she is safe, well cared for and happy. The communication is excellent.


I couldn't recommend Maggie's @ Oakwood enough, they've given my daughter simply the best start in life & I will be forever grateful to them.

Reply from Laura Wildin, Centre Director at Maggie's NurseryThank you for taking the time to leave such a brilliant review. It means such a lot to us to know children are enjoying their time with us and parents can leave them feeling safe, settled and happy.
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Review from Harriett F (Mother of Child) published on 26 February 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Maggie's is the only place I wanted to send my daughter after looking round and we definitely made the right decision. All staff are welcoming and friendly, it is the most beautiful setting and has amazing indoor and outdoor facilities. My daughter settled quickly in the baby room and has thrived ever
since. I can confidently leave her in their care knowing she is well looked after. I would recommend them to any parent wanting the best care for their children.
Reply from Laura Wildin, Centre Director at Maggie's NurseryThankyou for taking the time to leave us this fabulous review. We are so pleased to read your family are enjoying the nursery.
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Review from Emily O (Mother of Child) published on 2 July 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I'm so grateful to the Jemima Puddleducks team for the love, attentiveness and kindness they have shown my son since he started. They've made me feel supported and at ease from day one and it's clear how much my son enjoys his time there knowing his happy and well cared for so well means the world -
thank you for everything you do!
Reply from Laura Wildin, Centre Director at Maggie's NurseryThank you for taking the time to leave our team this review. I'm really pleased to hear you've had a great start to nursery life and will share your comments with our fabulous baby room team.Many thanksLaura
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Review from Michael M (Father of Child) published on 23 June 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our child has been attending Jemima Puddle Ducks (Baby Room) for the last 9 months. Every day she comes home a more confident, active and engaging young person. With my wife's recent diagnosis of a brain tumour the staff has just been incredible with all the support they have given us as a family -
going out of their way throughout treatment to provide us with extra support - from kind words when we needed it most to supporting me wife with play with our child in a supported environment. They have just been incredible in our hour of need. The staff at Maggie's also helped us when our child developed an allergy to milk at a young age with fantastic approaches to help with her food and were so quick to adapt at day to day nursery with food changes. They really are the best nursery there is!
Reply from Laura Wildin, Centre Director at Maggie's NurseryThank you so much for taking the time to leave us this wonderful review. We do pride ourselves on being part of 'the village' helping you raise your children and are here for the parents and carer's as much as the children. I'm really pleased we were able to support you further through the work of our very own charity - The Margaret Mason Trust.
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Review from Georgia C (Mother of Child) published on 16 June 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has been attending this nursery since she was one year old, and we've watched her grow more confident and independent with each passing year. We have no doubt that much of this is thanks to the care and support she has received at nursery.
With each room transition-when we expected tears-our
child has only loved it more. This past year, especially with the Early Years team, she has thrived. Exploring the forest and enjoying all the outdoor facilities has been an amazing experience for her.
We never have any sad drop-offs, as she absolutely loves all the staff at Maggie's. It means so much to us as parents that every member of staff knows and recognises my child, making us feel reassured that she is in safe and loving hands.
Although my child will be sad to leave nursery, she'll be back for all the summer fun days-and she'll be so excited when her baby sister begins her journey here too!
Reply from Laura Wildin, Centre Director at Maggie's NurseryThank you for taking the time to leave us such a lovely review. I'm so pleased to hear nursery has been a happy and joyful place that's felt like home for her and we look forward to welcoming you back again!
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Review from N C (Mother of Child) published on 16 June 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic care. Great education. She loves to come to nursery. We love the focus on the children being kind and sociable.
Our daughter has had a far superior experience here than her brother had at another setting .
Reply from Laura Wildin, Centre Director at Maggie's NurseryThank you so much for a wonderful review! Hopefully a little kindness will go a long way!! Really pleased to hear it's been a positive experience for you all.
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Review from Georgia H (Mother of Child) published on 16 June 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Absolute fabulous nursery, my daughter has fully enjoyed her time here, all the staff are so kind and friendly couldn't ask for more! Fantastic facilities for all children!
Thank you for all you have done for her!
Reply from Laura Wildin, Centre Director at Maggie's NurseryYou're very welcome!! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a great review.
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Review from L D (Mother of Child) published on 16 June 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff here are amazing and go above and beyond. The facilities are amazing and always being improved. My child loves his time here and the learning is based around the children and their developmental level which they can adjust for the children making everyone's experience better
Reply from Laura Wildin, Centre Director at Maggie's NurseryThank you for taking the time to leave us a review. Very pleased to hear your son enjoys coming and that it has been a positive experience. I will share your kind words with our wonderful team.
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Review from C C (Father of Child) published on 16 June 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Superb private nursery in which we've seen our child develop, blossom and grow into a fantastic and well round young lady.
The staff can't do enough and the facilities are second to none. Get a place here, out first born went to another nursery and it don't even come close to the professionalism and
service provided at Maggie's. Simply superb.
Reply from Laura Wildin, Centre Director at Maggie's NurseryThankyou so much for taking the time to leave such an impressive review! so pleased to hear you've been happy with the service and nursery experience for your little one!
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Review from Helen B (Mother of Child) published on 4 June 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have no hesitation in recommending Maggie's to any parent looking to for the right setting for their child/ren. My daughter started when she was 14 months, when I went back to work, and has grown and developed throughout her time with the amazing staff at the nursery, and they are now helping her
to get ready to start school in September! From learning to speak, recognising and writing her name, learning to count, to developing key behavioural skills through playing independently and with other children in her group, to exploring the forest (including work in the cabin and teepee if the weather is too wet for being in the fresh air) and looking after the animals who are a big part of the nursery. I love the level of communication the nursery has with parents to support with development at home, as well as providing support (incl. workshops) in terms of behaviour/potty training etc. Professional but friendly and caring - its like home from home for my daughter.
Reply from Laura Wildin, Centre Director at Maggie's NurseryThank you so much for taking the time to leave us this fabulous review. I'm pleased to hear we've provided the perfect environment for your little one and will share your kind words with the team.
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Review from L H (Father of Child) published on 24 April 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The best nursery in Derby!
The difference to others is unparalleled, in every way possible. The best possible start for my little one!
A credit to the staff who are all round brilliant along with the facility. Second to none.
Reply from Laura Wildin, Centre Director at Maggie's NurseryThank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review. It really means a lot! We are very proud of our team at Maggie's!
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Review from K T (Mother of Child) published on 10 April 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We've always found the nursery to be brilliant. Both of our children now go here and they both thoroughly enjoy it. I recently attended a Mother's Day event with my eldest which was absolutely fantastic. A great mix of activities to bond with my son in his environment. He loved showing me all of the
things he likes to do at nursery and giving me a tour of the amazing outside space. One of many well organised events. Highly recommend to anyone looking for childcare.
Reply from Laura Wildin, Centre Director at Maggie's NurseryThank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review! Really pleased to hear that you are happy with the children's nursery experiences so far and enjoy opportunities to engage with us during events.
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Review from Cleo H (Mother of Child) published on 9 April 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son is cared for in the Puddle-Duck room. As a first time Mum, I was very nervous leaving my baby to go back to work. The first key worker I met has been outstanding. She made me feel at ease and my son became fond of her very quickly. He has now been at Maggies for over 3 months and loves all the
staff there and has developed in himself massively. He always has a huge smile on his face at pick ups because he has so much fun here. Thank you to all the girls for your hard work!
Reply from Laura Wildin, Centre Director at Maggie's NurseryThank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review. I'm really pleased to hear your little one has settled in and the experience is going well. I will share this with the baby room team.
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Review from Diana A (Mother of Child) published on 7 April 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
One of the best nurseries around. Amazing staff who really care for the kids and take the time to get to know them. Very good grounds and activities offered including woodwork that my son loves. Cannot fault them, thank you all for the amazing job you do !
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Review from S M (Mother of Child) published on 25 March 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Absolutely fantastic nursery, friendly and kind staff. Everyone always has a smile on their faces and nothing is every too much. They listen and take note of your child's routine, which puts your mind at ease as a parent. They are extremely amazing with the children. My little girl walks into nursery
waving goodbye to either myself or her Daddy and is so happy going in. Also when she comes out she is so happy and smiley, showing she has had the best day.
The facilities are second to none and I haven't seen another nursery close by which offers anything similar.
Hand on heart the best decision we've made choosing this nursery.
A massive shoutout to the Jemima Puddleducks ladies, you are honestly the best!
Reply from Laura Wildin, Centre Director at Maggie's NurseryThank you so much for your lovely review. I'm so pleased your little girl is enjoying her nursery experience with us and you are happy with the service provided by our team. We're very proud of our baby room team too and I'll be sure to share your kind words with them.
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Review from E C (Mother of Child) published on 24 March 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son has attended Maggies since he was 7 months old and the level of care he's received in both rooms so far has been outstanding. He makes wonderful relationships with the ladies looking after him and his development has really shone through. He goes in happy and comes out happy and that's really
given us confidence as parents that he really enjoys his days at nursery. In addition to that, the environment, and indoor and outdoor spaces are beyond compare and it really feels a very special place and community to be part of.
Reply from Laura Wildin, Centre Director at Maggie's NurseryThank you for taking your time to leave us such a lovely review, it pleases us to hear that you feel our nursery is as special a place as we do. I will share your kind words with the team.
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Review from Meyrick H (Father of Child) published on 18 March 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Maggie's have been brilliant with our son. He has really flourished there and enjoys going, learning a lot socially, educationally and loves the staff. We moved out of area but still go.
The outside space is wonderful as are the room themes
Reply from Laura Wildin, Centre Director at Maggie's NurseryThank you for taking the time to leave us a review. I'll share your kind words with the team.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.880)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.880) out of 10 for Maggie's Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 29 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 29 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.974 for Maggie's Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (339 Excellents x 5) + (9 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 348 Ratings = 4.974
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 4.906 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Maggie's Nursery is based on 29 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 160 number of registered child places is 32. 29 Positive Reviews ÷ 32 = 0.906
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Laura

Laura Wildin

Job Title: Centre Director Joined: 2002

Hello, my name is Laura and I am the Centre Director here at Maggie's @ Oakwood.


I had previously worked with Children 1st Day Nurseries for many years and was manager of the nursery when it was part of Children 1st. I am delighted to be working at Maggie's.


My team and I are committed to delivering exceptional childcare within our award-winning environment whilst supporting the local community through the Margaret Mason OBE Trust.


I am mum to two children (Alfie and Willow) and I am proud to be a part of such a lovely organisation that is focused on supporting children and their families.


My team and I are looking forward to meeting you and your family.

Frequently Asked Questions about Maggie's Nursery

What is the Age Range of Children that Maggie's Nursery accepts?

Maggie's Nursery accepts Children aged from 0 years 2 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Maggie's Nursery Open?

Maggie's Nursery is open: Monday 07:30-18:30, Tuesday 07:30-18:30, Wednesday 07:30-18:30, Thursday 07:30-18:30, Friday 07:30-18:30.

How many Children does Maggie's Nursery have capacity for?

Maggie's Nursery has capacity for a total of 160 Children.

How far is Maggie's Nursery to the centre of Derby?

2.5 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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