The Early Years Academy Derby

Thank you EYA team! We will miss you all!

We are so grateful for the experience and everything he has gained from it. It has been such a special part of his nursery journey.

Wonderful nursery, very child- led with warm, caring and well- trained staff. Both of our children have been here and had a great experience. Plenty of enrichment in the rooms and lots of time outside. The food is wonderful - very healthy and varied to instill healthy eating. Definitely recommend

The Early Years Academy provides excellent support for coping with major changes.

We absolutely love the early years academy. The staff go out of their way to ensure the children are always stretching their imaginations and learning new things in positive environments. The tipi is just amazing! As are the other opportunities such as the forest trips and intergenerational visits. The staff are warm and friendly to both children and parents. The educational model is professional and reliable with regular updates on progress and focus weeks with pictures to help parents understand the little things that matter and happen day to day that help our children grow and learn. We love the nursery. Fab job everyone! :)

Thank you so much EYA.

We have 3 children attending the same pre-school setting and we could not have asked for more from the team at EYA. Our children have thrived in the environment. They are excited every day to attend and are being equipped with all they need to start school in September. The EYA are a skilled, compassionate, caring, wonderful and truly passionate team.

My son has attended from 1 year old to school age, and he absolutely thrived at this nursery. The staff are lovely and incredibly supportive.

We've been so pleased with our experience at The Early Years Academy so far. The staff are wonderful-so caring, attentive, and encouraging. It's been lovely to watch my child bond with both the educators and the other children in her room (Toddlers 2-3/Rising 3s).

My daughter has made fantastic progress, both developmentally and socially, and she always comes home happy and excited. It's a nurturing environment where she truly thrives.

The The Early Years Academy provides great support during transitions to other rooms, as well as with key milestones such as toilet training, dropping naps, and navigating other big changes.

The daily updates the educators provide on the app is so reassuring - I love seeing what my little on is up to, and the menu offered is full of variety and sounds delicious!

At The The Early Years Academy they prioritise the safety and wellbeing of the children, and after viewing close to 20 nurseries and preschools, I couldn't be happier with my choice.

Highly recommended!

EYA have been incredible for my son. He's a velcro toddler, but settled into nursery in a few days, sleeping well, eating well and was immediately approaching the staff for comfort when needed. The kids get to do some great indoor activities that I don't do at home, go outside 1-2 times a day, have very nutritious meals with great variety and an environment to encourage imaginative play and independence. We couldn't be happier with EYA!

We have been so pleased with our choice of nursery. All the staff are welcoming and friendly and so supportive to both us as parents and to our little one.

We are kept regularly up to date with activities and updates especially if there is any change to routine. They really go out of their way to provide lovely activities in a cosy environment.

Excellent facilities especially the forest school scheme in preschool led by a fantastic staff member.

I walked round various nurseries while heavily pregnant, but when I walked into EYA I knew it was the one. A vivid memory is a child running up to the carer who was showing me around and giving her a massive hug. All of the nursery staff are so friendly and professional. My daughter has been going from 9 months starting in the baby room and slowly transitioning to the toddler room and she is so excited each day to go and see her friends and the lovely staff. She absolutely loves it there and we love her being there, safe in the knowledge she's learning and having fun.

The whole nursery is beautiful, clean and well maintained, with healthy meals. ThankYou!

Excellent nursery with exceptional caring and patient staff. I can't recommend the place enough. My son loves the place and the people (and the food). When we visited when deciding you could instantly tell from the way the children were how happy they all were being there.

Both of my children attend this nursery and it has been brilliant from day one. The staff are so friendly and provide fantastic facilities and activities for the kids. They are attentive and make sure that our children's individual needs are met all the time. Would highly recommend to other parents.

The staff are amazing and so friendly and kind. They go above and beyond for the children.

Our son has loved his time here at The Early Years Academy. He came as a baby during the Covid pandemic and has gone through to pre-school. The staff are always kind, caring and attentive to the needs of the children. Great facilities and community connections.

I am over the moon with The Early Years Academy! My son is now 19 months old and has been attending since he was 4 months old, the girls are so fantastic with the children there is always an activity out as soon as we get there in the morning so my little one is most of the time too excited to even remember to say bye to me, they always let me know exactly how he’s been at the end of the day when I pick him up! They always have events where they invite the parents in with their little ones (even when they’re not due on that day!) we are about to go to the Mother's Day event this afternoon so we’re very excited and I know it’ll be hard to get my little one away afterwards! Absolutely would recommend this nursery to anyone!

Child has really thrived and enjoys the day at nursery. He likes the toys and enjoys and a good sing and dance. The food is great and outdoor space is a real asset compared to other nurseries. Would recommend.