The Orange Tree Day Nursery @ Derby

Orange Tree’s team has been so professional and supportive when it comes to helping us out during a recent family emergency. They acted straight away to ensure my little one can be looked after by the lovely team per my extra requests. It has taken off a substantial amount of weight during a difficult time for the family. This is a perfect demonstration of a nursery that really cares, not just for your child, but for the family as a whole. On top of this is the immaculate, fun, bright rooms and facilities (we love it at first visit), and a great team. I highly recommend The Orange Tree Day Nursery to parents who are looking at options out there.

When your child gets physically excited upon entering the nursery car park, you know you are into a winner!
My daughter started just before the Covid pandemic when she was approximately 8 months old, she was born with a dairy allergy, and they were excellent at supporting me with that and taking steps introducing dairy. As you can imagine it was a difficult time during the pandemic and took a while to settle when I reduced her hours to one day per week, but they all persevered with her and worked really hard to build that relationship with her in the Blossoms room. When her hours increased back up to three days, she really did start to settle, and it only took a week or so for this to happen. She grew too big for blossoms, so had to move up to caterpillars, she absolutely loves it, and she has made some very cute friends. All the girls that look after the children are fun, friendly, caring, patient, and the know their stuff. Couldn’t be happier with the care that my 18-month-old is receiving.

I looked at several nurseries before knowing The Orange Tree was the one. My son is so happy coming here and moving up from caterpillars to butterflies has gone really well. It’s great for the social side and all the messy play. I can go to work happy knowing he’s having a great day. All the girls listen to my son’s needs and can tell me all about his day when I pick him up.

I really can’t praise this lovely nursery highly enough. My son started here in September 2021 and I’ve always been impressed by what the nursery offers. It’s very clean, the food is delicious (to the point where my son is often distinctly nonplussed by my offerings!) and the facilities are excellent: lots of toys and activities and (best of all!) chickens and guinea pigs to fuss over! All of this is important but what makes this nursery is the staff. Caring for very young children isn’t easy, but the staff do it with such warmth and love and kindness that it really does shine through. I have never had the impression that caring for my son is just a job for them. It feels very much as if I am dropping him off to his own family, such is the level of care he receives. I’m always impressed with their patience, their knowledge of individual children and their love. I warmly recommend this nursery to anyone looking for care for their child.

I really can’t recommend this nursery enough, they are brilliant with babies and children. My little one started nursery when he was 10 months old and he’s just learnt so much from then to now. The staff are all so friendly, approachable and welcoming each time we drop and pick him up. I also love the fact that we are kept up to date with his eating and learning and development, with cute pictures of him throughout the week. If you’re looking for a nursery where your child is so well looked after and will love coming back each day, then look no further than the Orange Tree Day Nursery.

My daughter has been at Orange Tree from birth up to aged 4 when she leaves for school. I have nothing but praise for the nursery, the staff are wonderful and the nursery provides a fun, caring place for my daughter to learn.

We have been very impressed with the level of care that our child receives at The Orange Tree Day Nursery @ Derby. The emphasis on the development of skills and behaviours is fantastic. The staff are dedicated and kind and our child has been able to build an excellent rapport with each key worker. Communication via the app or email is very good – we receive daily updates about what the class has been up to, meals and nap times. Roughly weekly we get a lovely individual report of something our child has enjoyed with photos. There is also a regular parent’s evening to touch base or address concerns. I have also been reassured by the level of security and safeguarding at the nursery. I would definitely recommend this nursery to other parents.

My son has now been at nursery for just over a year and has moved from starting in the baby room to caterpillars and is now in butterflies. Every single member of staff has welcomed him and me with open arms, whether that’s his care workers in his room, the staff on reception or the cleaners, everyone has been so warm and welcoming. When he first joined the nursery at the end of lockdown he found the transition quite hard but now happily goes to nursery and is excited to see his friends and the staff. Thank you for helping to make this happen!

The Orange Tree Day Nursery @Derby is fantastic. I really love the way the rooms are set up and how caring and passionate the carers are.
I also love the food selection and the outdoor gardens, as my son loves exploring the outdoors.

My son started attending The Orange Tree Day Nursery just before he turned 1, doing a four day week.
We absolutely adore this nursery and the girls who work there are amazing. Our son has started to develop so quickly, his confidence has soared and he’s hit milestones quicker than we expected. We do believe this is down to him attending The Orange Tree. The girls who look after him in blossoms are fantastic. So kind and loving towards the children – he has built such a bond with them.
Our son has a milk allergy which has been fully catered for since he has attended.
We are kept informed all the time and truly do feel as though we can fully trust the staff when we hand him over. We have never once worried or fretted about our decision to send him here and I think that is so important when you choose to place your child in nursery.