Children 1st Plumtree Nursery School

Station Road, Plumtree, Nottingham NG12 5NA
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9.9 122 Reviews
Children 1st Plumtree Nursery School is situated in the village of Plumtree, close to the A606 and the A52.

The nursery has been extensively refurbished indoors and outdoors to provide a truly unique learning environment with designated areas for babies, toddlers, early years and children aged up to 12-years-old.

The children benefit from eating healthy food to help fuel the development of their young minds and bodies.

The nursery's friendly, enthusiastic staff are fully trained and very experienced. Child to staff ratios are lower than Ofsted requirements.

Children are encouraged to choose their own activity with a huge variety of options both indoors and outside in the garden.

The nursery offers funded places for eligible 2, 3 and 4-year-olds.
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Care Provided by Children 1st Plumtree Nursery School

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Michelle Carlin and Emma Neale (Nursery Managers)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 34
  • Total Places for Children
  • 143
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 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

Children 1st Plumtree Nursery School Reviews (122)

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Children 1st Plumtree Nursery School has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.921) out of 10, based on 40 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Children 1st Plumtree Nursery School has 122 reviews.

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Review from Faye D (Mother of Child) published on 3 December 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have been so impressed by the care and attention shown to our little girl at Children's 1st Plumtree. Their care for her allergies has been exceptional and has really put our minds at ease when leaving her with them. She absolutely adores going to nursery each morning, and has come on leaps and bounds
since starting in September. The range of activities they do is really lovely even for the littlest ones. I couldn't recommend it enough and I'm so pleased we chose Plumtree.

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Review from Rachel C (Mother of Child) published on 3 December 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my children settled in to Children 1st Plumtree so quickly, thanks to the warm environment provided by all staff and the huge variety of activities both indoors and outdoors that they love. No problem or question is ever too small for staff who are so knowledgeable about child care and child development.
I couldn't be happier with our experience.

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Review from Natalie O (Mother of Child) published on 3 December 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Children 1st @ Plumtree has been absolutely amazing for my little girl. Since she started shortly after turning one, she's learned so many new things, including new words like "tractor" and even how to tidy up after herself while playing with toys. The difference we've seen in her well-being and development
since starting nursery has been incredible. The staff are so trustworthy, and I know my little girl is in great hands. One staff member in particular has been especially wonderful - she helped my little girl settle into nursery along with other wonderful members of the team when she joined the first room, when my little one wasn't happy to be away at first, making the transition so much smoother. The reception team is fantastic as well, who always goes above and beyond for parents! Seeing my little one run in happily each day and knowing she's made great friends there reassures me she loves it. I wholeheartedly recommend Children 1st @ Plumtree!

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Review from K L (Mother of Child) published on 18 September 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Such a caring environment, the staff treat the children like one of their own and really get to know them.

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Review from C L (Aunt of Child) published on 26 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Firstly, I want to start by saying how amazing the safe space is that the children have to play and explore. It’s a very spacious nursery with lots of areas for the children to enjoy their nursery time. I have done pick-up for my niece and nephew a number of times now and each and every time the staff
have made me feel welcome, all of which are all friendly and happy. My niece and nephew love attending the nursery and have made some great connections with staff members and other children along the way. Both of the children often mention their allocated staff members at home, so that shows they are having a positive impact. The nursery is extremely secure with the main door requiring assistance to be let in and the interior doors requiring a button to be pressed, a password is also used when collecting a child if you aren’t a parent or carer. The meals the children eat are all nutritional and healthy, but the children particularly enjoy the sweet biscuit treat at home time.

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Review from E P (Mother of Child) published on 26 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both of my children attend this nursery, the staff are lovely and always go above and beyond for them! My children love going and have formed some great bonds with new friends and the staff that look after them!

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Review from Laura I (Mother of Child) published on 20 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Both my children have come to Children 1st and have been very happy. The building and surroundings are great. My one concern is staff turnover. My child gets used to one member of staff and then they leave. It would be good if there could be some flexibility for the nursery to provide extra hours in
an emergency (ie funeral) that we need to attend, no other childcare options.

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Review from L G (Mother of Child) published on 14 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My daughter has been coming to nursery for three years. She has always enjoyed it and is a confident little girl. Her speech and behaviour are excellent and I feel she will be very well prepared for school. She always says that she has had a good day when we pick her up.

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Review from Victoria A (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Children 1st - Plumtree are fantastic! My daughter’s been going since she was 14 months old and will be there till she starts school in September. It is a really spacious nursery, with so many facilities for the children. It’s bright and airy with all glass changing areas. They even have air con which
is fab in summer. There are so many different fun tree houses, jungles and ball pits with indoor slides that my daughters enjoy. My daughter has ASD and if it wasn’t for nursery spotting this at 15 months old we would never have got such an early diagnosis. So I am eternally grateful they approached me about it and did it in such a kind and supportive way. The staff are amazing, and the manager is brilliant in helping me work with School and Families and the local authority. The teacher in early years is amazing with the children and my daughter. The efforts he goes to each week in terms of topics, what the children will learn and activities way exceed my expectations, it’s unreal!

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Review from Kathy K (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Due to house moves, this is the third nursery we have experienced and it is absolutely amazing.
All the staff are lovely and great with the children.
We never have any problems at drop-off - all ours have been excited to start the day.
The facilities are stellar, both outdoor and indoor I'm kind
of jealous of my own kids.
The extra stuff they do too, e.g. graduation, natu=ivity in early years is also a lovely extra.
Also, really love seeing pictures of what they've been up to on social media and the online portal.

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Review from L K (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great staff, enjoy looking at the progress on the app.
My daughter loves her teachers and always talks about two members of staff, in particular.
Her skills with maths and pencil activities have improved more with each activity and at-home tasks made.

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Review from Edward E (Father of Child) published on 12 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great space. Lots of room for the kids to explore. Friendly, helpful staff.

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Review from Michelle H (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff are always friendly, helpful and my child is very happy going to nursery here. One of the teachers is fantastic and it's great to have more male staff in the nursery care sector!

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Review from Laura G (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has always loved her time in early years and talks so highly of her teachers! We love it here.

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Review from J N (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

An incredible nursery for our two boys, so supportive from day one and they both really enjoy coming to nursery. The staff are so caring and passionate with stimulating and fun learning environments. A gorgeous location and so cute to have guinea pigs in the garden.

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Review from Christine H (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child has been going to Children 1st Plumtree for a couple of years now.
I can’t express how happy I am to take him to nursery as I know he loves being there and has learnt so much from them.
The nursery offers such a wide choice of activities for the children to play and learn from. The staff
are brilliant with the children and now he is getting ready for school this year, they are guiding him and the others towards being ready and not just throwing them in the deep end.
The staff are fantastic at communicating with us and I can’t praise them enough!

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Review from Chloe B (Mother of Child) published on 8 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I cannot recommend Children 1st Plumtree enough. My daughter has been attending since January 2023 and absolutely loves the staff. I feel her development has come on leaps and bounds and that's all thanks to the hard-working staff. They are extremely attentive and supportive and I love the relationship
my daughter has formed with her key workers. Thank you Children 1st @ Plumtree for providing such fantastic care.

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Review from Harriet D (Mother of Child) published on 7 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Absolutely fantastic nursery! All the staff members at Children 1st Plumtree are brilliant. Extremely attentive, friendly and always helpful. My little boy has been attending nursery for the last 8 months and the development I have seen in him both from a skills and confidence perspective is incredible,
I am sure that this has a lot to do with the support, education and guidance he is given at nursery.
I would highly recommend this nursery and look forward to the rest of my little ones' journey there. Thank you Children 1st - Plumtree.

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Review from Laura G (Mother of Child) published on 7 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has been at nursery for over a year now and has moved up two rooms since starting. He has settled in so well each time due to the care and attention he receives from all the staff. Couldn’t recommend Plumtree more!

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Review from Samuel M (Father of Child) published on 7 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has been at Children 1st @ Plumtree since the autumn of 2023, when we moved her from a small village nursery. We were nervous about the scale of the setup, as it was so much bigger than what she was used to. We needn't have worried!
Our daughter is thriving there and I think there are
a couple of factors. Firstly, the scale of the nursery. It is so well equipped, with indoor and outdoor spaces for the children, they couldn't hope to get bored. Secondly, the staff - everyone is friendly, there is evidence of genuine care being given and there are clearly personal relationships being built between carers and children. Thirdly, the Children 1st group - the infrastructure that is provided by the wider Children 1st group, including maintenance, quality of food and technological support, all feed into the quality of the experience. It also means communication is clear and timely.
All my early concerns are forgotten - what a great place. Thank you to the whole team!

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.921)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.921) out of 10 for Children 1st Plumtree Nursery School 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 40 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 40 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 4.921 for Children 1st Plumtree Nursery School is calculated as follows: ( (447 Excellents x 5) + (26 Goods x 4) + (6 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 479 Ratings = 4.921

  • 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 Children 1st Plumtree Nursery School is based on 40 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 143 number of registered child places is 28.6, which has been reached with 40 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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Top 20 Large Nursery Groups 2023

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Top 20 Large Nursery Groups 2022

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Top 20 Large Nursery Groups 2020

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Meet the Team (2)

Michelle

Michelle Carlin

Job Title: Centre Manager

Joined: 2000

My name is Michelle Carlin and I am the Centre Manager at Children 1st @ Plumtree.
I have been working with children since the age of 16 when I began my training for a BTEC national diploma in early childhood studies.
I joined the team at Children 1st once I had gained this qualification in 2000. Over the last 18 years I have been fortunate to grow within this company both professionally and personally.
During the last 18 years I have taken on many roles from nursery nurse, senior nursery nurse play leader right through to my current role of Centre Manager at Children 1st @ Plumtree.
I have worked with a wide range of children from birth through to 12 years old. I have gained significant knowledge of working with children from differing social backgrounds with an array of needs and have vast experience with working with children and their families with special educational needs and disabilities.
I enjoy observing how the children develop throughout their time at nursery. Preparing children for their next step into full time school by teaching the skills they need for this exciting journey is hugely rewarding. I have a huge sense of pride in my achievements and those of the team I work with.
As well as working full time, I am also a mum to three children. All of my children have taken a journey through Children 1st from the age of 6 months until they moved on to full time school. I believe they had the best foundations they could of have which has enabled them to achieve what they have today.

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Emma Neale

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2011

Hello, my name is Emma Neale and I am Nursery Manager at Children 1st @ Plumtree.

I began working for Children 1st in April 2011 and since joining I have had the opportunity to grow and develop myself starting my career as a Nursery Nurse, then becoming a Senior Nursery Nurse and a ‘training and development worker’ progressing to Assistant Nursery Manager, and now Nursery Manager.

My favourite part of the job is seeing how the children learn and grow. I love being part of their nursery lives making sure they get the best start.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Children 1st Plumtree Nursery School

What is the Age Range of Children that Children 1st Plumtree Nursery School accepts?

Children 1st Plumtree Nursery School accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Children 1st Plumtree Nursery School Open?

Children 1st Plumtree Nursery School 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 Children 1st Plumtree Nursery School have capacity for?

Children 1st Plumtree Nursery School has capacity for a total of 143 Children.

How far is Children 1st Plumtree Nursery School to the centre of Nottingham?

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

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