Cherubs South Normanton

23 Hilcote Street, South Normanton, Alfreton DE55 2BQ
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9.9 130 Reviews
  • Cherubs South Normanton, Alfreton
Tucked away on Hilcote Street in South Normanton, overlooking Matlock and the Peak District you will find Cherubs South Normanton. Cherubs South Normanton has been providing high quality early years care and education for children since January 2014. Spread across 2 floors and 3 age-appropriate rooms and with 3 different outdoor spaces (including Baby Garden, an expansive green open space and Allotment) for children to enjoy - this nursery really does have it all.

If you’re looking for a real community nursery with rural charm and plenty of outdoor space, Cherubs South Normanton is the nursery for you.

Care Provided by Cherubs South Normanton

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Jodie Moss (Head of Nursery)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 20
  • Total Places for Children
  • 55
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 1 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Cherubs South Normanton

  • £75.50 (Standard Day)


  • £100 Registration Fee along with 2-weeks Advance Fees (Deposit) are required to secure your place at Cherubs Nurseries.
    Registration Fee and Advance Fee are not required for funded-only places.


  • Parking
  • On-street free parking is available outside the nursery.


Cherubs South Normanton Reviews (130)

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Cherubs South Normanton has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.902) out of 10, based on 44 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Cherubs South Normanton has 130 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The team at Busy Bees are fantastic and all helped and supported my daughter and our family to get her potty trained.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very informative and well-kept record of details. I had a very professional experience and very friendly. Highly recommended.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are quite happy with the nursery.
1, Consistent staff.
2, Good understanding of kids needs.
3, Good activities for kids.
4, Friendly staff.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have been really pleased with my son's development. He is starting to come out of his shell. His key worker has been really good with him and makes sure he is settled if he gets upset. Cherubs is a good safe nursery and we love the outside space.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Glad we chose Busy Bees for our daughter, this is our second child to attend and we would recommend Cherubs to other parents.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Busy Bee have provided my little boy and myself with reassurance and confidence in him being happy and settled when I have returned back to work. He engages well with all staff and always happy to see them and the nursery in a morning meaning I can also go to work knowing he is happy and confident being
where he is for the day. Busy Bee has always been very helpful and flexible when I have ever needed to book any extra dates due to last minute meetings at work. I have also noted a definite improvement in developmental areas when he was attended.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

As an overall review it is a good nursery. The staff are very friendly and look after the children. I couldn't wish for better key workers. They take their time and look after their needs.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very happy with this nursery for my children. Friendly staff who my children are settled with.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I would recommend Busy Bee Day Nursery to any parent/carer for their children. From the management/staff/food/learning I cannot fault- my daughter, I believe, has developed and progressed really well, she is only 3 years old but the knowledge she has of general topics of life. I can only thank the staff
at the nursery. I am hoping she will now have an advantage for when she starts school.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have both enjoyed my child's time in nursery, he has come on well with his speech and interaction with other children. All the staff are pleasant and take the time to get to know the children. It is a very friendly atmosphere.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child first started nursery in September and had not socialised very much. She has also only said a handful of words. Every member of staff have helped my child's progress and informed me every step of the way. I am very happy with how much my child has come on since being here.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Happy environment, friendly, helpful staff. Happy children.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I'm very pleased with Busy Bee Day Nursery I have had my eldest go here and now my second daughter goes. They have helped a lot with her speech and communication. I'm looking forward to sending my son (7months) in the future. I know all my children are well looked after by the team.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

We consider the Busy Bee Day Nursery to be a safe environment for our son. His key worker and the rest of the staff are friendly and we have confidence they are providing the best care. This is a reflection in our son enjoying nursery and telling us "he had fun!" We appreciate the nursery taking the
children to different places and getting them outside.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

It's always worrying when leaving your children with someone else to look after. I have a 1 year old and two year old that having been coming to Busy Bees South Normanton since September 2015. At the time my youngest was only 11 months old, it's hard to leave them at such a young age. I can honestly
say that I feel that all the staff here take very good care of my two boys. They come away smiling and happy and I know they are learning and developing at the same time. At the end of each day you get a report of what they eaten, how much sleep they've had and what they have been doing during their day. This is great to keep us mums informed but it is also great to talk through your child's day with them (if they're old enough). Every single member of staff here is lovely and I feel happy when dropping the boys off that they are cared for. If you need advice they are there to help with this too as between them all, they have a lot of experience. I would definitely recommend this nursery.

Reply from Sarah Savage, Company Operations Manager at Cherubs South Normanton

Thank you so much for this wonderful feedback. I will pass the feedback on to the staff team


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are always friendly and helpful. It's our first, and they gave us tips, info and support. Our daughter really enjoys it, and the learning structure is very good. The outside space is great and will be lovely in the summer.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The staff at Busy Bees are lovely and always happy to help or reassure with any concerns, they have an excellent relationship with my child, who is always happy to attend.
The setting is of a good size with a spacious outside area for the children to play and explore.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My daughter has been at Busy Bees for 4 months now and loves it! She was 16 months when she started settled in very quickly and is confident with the staff. She learns so much during her 2 days a week and often comes home knowing a new word and has even taught me the actions to nursery rhymes! The staff
are excellent and very friendly and I would recommend the nursery to anyone.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Simply Fantastic.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter loves coming to nursery and is very settled. Nursery has made her more confident an she is very polite. Busy Bees have always accommodated her allergies. I would always recommend Busy Bees, excellent nursery.

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.902)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.902) out of 10 for Cherubs South Normanton is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 44 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 44 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.902 for Cherubs South Normanton is calculated as follows: ( (478 Excellents x 5) + (48 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 528 Ratings = 4.902

  • b) 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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Cherubs South Normanton is based on 44 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 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 55 number of registered child places is 11, which has been reached with 44 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • 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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Meet the Team (3)

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Laura Bowler

Job Title: Area Manager

Joined: 2007

Hello, I'm Laura - Area Manager for Cherubs South Normanton. I have been part of Cherubs Nurseries since 2007 and incredibly fortunate to work across multiple Cherubs Nurseries during my career so far. Doing this has allowed me to really understand the expectations and the need to ensure we provide high-quality childcare every day. We take our role in the early years seriously and are always keen to go above and beyond where we can.


I am incredibly passionate about giving all children the very best start. In addition to my Area Manager role, I am the Group Safeguarding and SEND Lead. This means I work with all the nurseries to ensure we provide tailored care to those with additional needs.


Jodie

Jodie Moss

Job Title: Duty Nursery Manager

Joined: 2018

Hello, I'm Jodie - Duty Nursery Manager at Cherubs South Normanton. I joined Cherubs in 2018 as a Level 3 Early Years Educator. I then completed the Senior Training in 2019 and was promoted to Senior Educator, and then Senior in Charge in 2020. I then stepped up to be Assistant Manager in 2021 and in 2022 completed the Leadership Training. In 2024, I became Nursery Manager. I decided to pursue a career in childcare as I wanted to be a part of a child’s journey, supporting their learning, and watching them flourish.


I am the SENDCo at South Normanton and I am Special Education Needs and Disability trained. I am a named first aider and have my paediatric first aid certificate. I have completed Derbyshire’s Safeguarding Training and I am the deputy designated safeguarding officer. I have also completed a Level 2 qualification in young people’s mental health and a Level 2 qualification in behaviour management.


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Shannon Lancashire

Job Title: Assistant Head of Nursery

Joined: 2018

Hello, I'm Shannon - Assistant Head of Nursery at Cherubs South Normanton. I'm currently working on my Cherubs story to share with you and will have it uploaded soon.