Handkerchief Day Nursery

High Street, Kegworth, Derby DE74 2DA
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8.0 36 Reviews
  • Handkerchief Day Nursery, Derby
One of the best features of Handkerchief Day Nursery Kegworth has to be the extensive outdoor area. Highly experienced Forest School leaders provide daily Forest School sessions for children at the nursery. Practitioners support the children to use real tools to chop wood and use the fire pit to cook meals and heat up hot chocolate and the discovery cabin supports children's learning in the great outdoors in all weathers.

Both indoors and out, children are encouraged to explore a range of open-ended resources which create magic, awe and wonder on a daily basis.

Dedicated and highly knowledgeable staff encourage children's natural sense of curiosity and inspire and nurture inquisitive minds in all their key children.

The smell of fresh bread and the chef's famous lemon drizzle cake fills the air around lunchtime as children are provided with healthy delicious meals made from locally sourced products.

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Care Provided by Handkerchief Day Nursery

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Sara Williams (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 30
  • Total Places for Children
  • 110
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 1 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:00-18:30
    Tuesday 07:00-18:30
    Wednesday 07:00-18:30
    Thursday 07:00-18:30
    Friday 07:00-18:30
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Handkerchief Day Nursery

  • F/D £56.50
    AM/PM £31.50
  • Parking

  • There is parking onsite


Handkerchief Day Nursery Reviews (36)

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Handkerchief Day Nursery has a Review Score of 8.0 (8.045) out of 10, based on 1 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Handkerchief Day Nursery has 36 reviews.

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Review from S M (Mother of Child) published on 5 June 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My baby started at 6 months old and I was nervous to leave her but she absolutely loves it. Everyone is lovely that works there and made our transition easy and comfortable. I’m really happy we have this place for my daughter.

Reply from Sonny, Marketing at Handkerchief Day Nursery

We're so happy to hear that your baby loves her time with us! We know how nerve-wracking it can be to leave your little one, and we're delighted that our team helped make the transition easy and comfortable for both of you. Your kind words about our staff mean the world to us. We're honoured to be a part of your daughter's early experiences and look forward to many more happy days together!


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Review from Liz L (Mother of Child) published on 21 June 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great family feel nursery - my daughter loves it. All staff are so kind and caring. The food is excellent and varied and the room and outdoor space is great.

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Review from Sarah P (Mother of Child) published on 19 June 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery staff provide excellent care and support to both the children and the parents. They are never too busy to update parents or answer questions.


Your outdoor space is amazing and imaginative with something for all tastes and interests. Forest School is a big hit in our family and it is

evident that the staff put a lot of thought into everything.


Well done to those staff who work within the preschool and baby room.


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Review from Gemma W (Mother of Child) published on 7 June 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery's support has been outstanding and my daughter has love every minute! So thank you.
She's ready now for school and that's thanks to your help.

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Review from Jim D (Father of Child) published on 5 June 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

From the minute we visited Handkerchief we knew this was the nursery for our boy.
Overall appearance, features, rooms, areas, facilities and especially the staff really stood out and still do on a daily basis.
We love the ethos of Handkerchief and the efforts everybody goes to maintain it, great variety
of fresh fruit and cooked food on a daily basis, utilising natural, rustic and effective equipment to stimulate all of the children and modern technology to record, report and keep the parents updated regularly.
Every member of Handkerchief really is a credit to it in every role they play. Top marks!

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Review from M H (Mother of Child) published on 5 June 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We fell in love with the nursery from the first visit to look around and it hasn’t disappointed. We love everything about the place and the philosophy and vision trickles through to every detail. The staff are wonderful, the delivery is consistent. I couldn’t ask for more!

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Review from Katie K (Mother of Child) published on 5 June 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Handkerchief is a lovely nursery.
Both my daughters attend here. They both have special dietary and heath conditions. Handkerchief have always kept up to date with their health conditions, informing all staff who keep my daughters safe. They are able to cater and carefully plan around my children
to ensure they’re involved in all activities. My eldest loves forest school. She enjoys looking after the animals, climbing the trees and exploring the workshop area. My youngest daughter started in the Spring and settled well with the staff members. Despite her separation anxiety, the staff are able to help keep her calm at drop off times.
The staff are all well trained and treat each child with the love, care and attention they all need.
They give me great confidence knowing my children are safe and happy.

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Review from Jan (Mother of Child) published on 5 June 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I couldn't sleep the night before my daughter started at Handkerchief because I was just so excited for her to start there. Luckily my excitement has continued as she has such a lovely time at every session. The staff, the surroundings, the energy, the other pupils just everything is brilliant and what
you want from your child's nursery.

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Review from Julie (Mother of Child) published on 5 June 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff at Handkerchiefs are amazing and so lovely with the children. My little girl started at seven months in the baby room and is now in the Tweenie room so have met staff in both rooms. My girl settled very quickly in both rooms and it’s reassuring I can leave her and she will have a lovely day.
It’s great that everything is included and the meals are nice and healthy too.

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Review from Erin D (Mother of Child) published on 5 June 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has LOVED going to Handkerchief’s from the very first day she started.
The staff in the Tweenies room are lovely and they think up extremely creative activities for the children to do which I could never replicate at home.
Would recommend to anyone.

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Review from Catherine O (Mother of Child) published on 28 May 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

From the moment we visited Handkerchief Day Nursery we knew it was the one.
Our son is very happy here and developing well. The staff are fantastic and the facilities are outstanding!

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Review from Lee H (Father of Child) published on 1 February 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

You will not find another nursery where the word excellent can be applied to every aspect of it. From the office team, through to the nursery facilities and all the nursery staff right down to its very ethos Handkerchief shines out above all others.


We looked at 9 separate nurseries before we decided

on Handkerchief Nursery and I cannot convey succinctly enough just how pleased and impressed we have been. They make you feel like you are part of one big family, where nothing is too much trouble and your parenting is their parenting, and this can be seen in just how happy our little boy is with them.


The facilities and approach the nursery has is without doubt leading the way in modern childcare, providing brilliant enrichment, enhancing our little one's development and encouraging him to explore, interact and grow. The Nursery Manager, Office Manager and ALL the team in the baby room are to be commended on a truly brilliant job.


This nursery should be your only choice.


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Review from Ayaka M (Mother of Child) published on 19 January 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son loves going to nursery because all staff are lovely and friendly. No plastic toys is another good point. There is a huge garden right next to the baby room and babies can feel nature all the time.

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Review from Chris T (Father of Child) published on 19 January 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been attending this nursery now for 4 months, at the start she would not settle when dropping her off but now loves attending and waves us off. This is down to the baby team being patient and helping her settle in. They are all very helpful and clearly caring of the children they have
in their care. We receive detailed events of her day which always seem jam packed with fun and learning activities along with random emails with pictures during the day of what she is up to.


Our daughter loves attending and, knowing this, we enjoy sending her there.


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Review from Charles H (Father of Child) published on 19 January 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The disruption of the extension/building work did cause some initial issues. However, now this is complete, I feel it is an excellent area for the children to be.


I really like the varied activities the team seem to do with the children, from pumpkin carving to tasting of lemons etc and feel this

will only get better as my child becomes older.


I would love more photos to be sent, but understand this is not always possible and do appreciate the ones which are sent.


The flexibility of the care staff (ie feeding early when an early pick up is required), is great and the team are very supportive and welcoming.


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Review from Teresa (Mother of Child) published on 19 January 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I would definitely recommend this nursery to my family and friends as it provides a safe, fun and great learning environment for my daughter to grow. The staff are excellent and have been great with both of my daughters.

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Review from Tracy M (Mother of Child) published on 19 January 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Outstanding nursery - I cannot fault it.


Our son was 6 months old when he joined this nursery and he is currently 8 months old. In those 2 months, he has developed and grown so much!


The staff in baby room are amazing, nothing is ever too much trouble. They spend time at both drop off and pick

up to ask what has been happening with our son during the days he isn't there and what he's been up to during the hours he's with them.


I love the app they use to give updates on progress - especially the adorable photos.


We travel for up to an hour each way to drop and pick up our son from this nursery and we definitely wouldn't do that if it wasn't so great.
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this nursery to anyone who asks.


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Review from Joanna H (Mother of Child) published on 12 January 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The ladies in the baby room are great. They have helped both my son and us to settle in, providing updates/pictures during the day and good feedback when I pick him up. I feel that they genuinely care about providing a safe, nurturing environment for the babies to develop within.

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Review from Jane P (Mother of Child) published on 11 January 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery provides lovely facilities in a friendly and welcoming environment. The children have a range of activities every day and I really like the fact they get them outside as much as possible. The nursery has an excellent forest school and my daughter often comes home with her all in one waterproof
muddy, which I always think is a good sign of fun!
The staff are very friendly and helpful and my daughter has always loved it there.
The food is cooked on site and there are an excellent menu and range of food.
The nursery also provides all nappies, wipes, cream, sun cream and pain relief which is great not having to worry about taking these things in and them running out.

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Review from Tim W (Father of Child) published on 11 January 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Would 100% recommend Handkerchief Day Nursery! Our little girl has been going since she was 11 months old and loves every min. All the staff are a joy to deal with.

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Current Review Score: 8.0 (8.045)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.0 (8.045) out of 10 for Handkerchief Day Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 1 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.0 out of 5 from 1 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 5.000 for Handkerchief Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (12 Excellents x 5) ) ÷ 12 Ratings = 5

  • 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 3.045 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Handkerchief Day Nursery is based on 1 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 = 3

    • 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 110 number of registered child places is 22. 1 Positive Reviews ÷ 22 = 0.045

  • 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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Frequently Asked Questions about Handkerchief Day Nursery

What is the Age Range of Children that Handkerchief Day Nursery accepts?

Handkerchief Day Nursery accepts Children aged from 0 years 1 month to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Handkerchief Day Nursery Open?

Handkerchief Day Nursery is open: Monday 07:00-18:30, Tuesday 07:00-18:30, Wednesday 07:00-18:30, Thursday 07:00-18:30, Friday 07:00-18:30.

How many Children does Handkerchief Day Nursery have capacity for?

Handkerchief Day Nursery has capacity for a total of 110 Children.

How far is Handkerchief Day Nursery to the centre of Derby?

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

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