Minnows Children's Day Nursery

39 Turford Avenue, Bramble Farm, Middlesbrough TS3 9AT
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9.9 153 Reviews
  • Minnows Children's Day Nursery, Middlesbrough
Minnows Children's Day Nursery has an interior purposely converted to suit skilled early years learning, with three activity rooms for each age group and an excellent outdoor play area.

Professionals focus on building strong relationships with both parents and their children, while their is support within the curriculum for independent thinking and development.

A key person system ensures there is regular feedback on progress and staff are also trained to support positive behaviour.

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Care Provided by Minnows Children's Day Nursery

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Hanna Reeve (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 12
  • Total Places for Children
  • 48
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 2 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

Minnows Children's Day Nursery Reviews (153)

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Minnows Children's Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.912) out of 10, based on 17 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Minnows Children's Day Nursery has 153 reviews.

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Review from Aniedi I (Mother of Child) published on 13 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I love Minnows. It is simply amazing as it has helped my little one to be independent and more confident of herself. Tapestry is another amazing app which enables me as the mum to see what event my girl has been on during her time at the nursery. The teachers are amazing in all ways, especially in assisting
my little girl to be well and confident. I would recommend Minnows over and over again as it has improved my little girl. Thank you Minnows.

Reply from Christine Prendergast, Nurseries Manager at Minnows Children's Day Nursery

Thank you for your lovely review Aniedi.


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Review from Pamela M (Mother of Child) published on 13 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery is very good. The staff are friendly, reassuring and always works with me a lot. I love this nursery and how well they have taught my son.

Reply from Christine Prendergast, Nurseries Manager at Minnows Children's Day Nursery

Thank you for your lovely review, Pamela.


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Review from Natasha C (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am very happy I chose Minnows Day Nursery for my child. I am extremely happy with all the staff and the care everyone provides.
My daughter has formed an amazing bond with a certain staff member and I cannot thank her enough.
Overall, incredible nursery.

Reply from Claire Bradley, Manager at Minnows Children's Day Nursery

Thank you for your lovely comments.


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Review from Kim H (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff at Minnows are amazing. My son has come on so well since joining. He is always made to feel welcome and staff always let me know how his day went.

Reply from Claire Bradley, Manager at Minnows Children's Day Nursery

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Review from Emma L (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are very friendly and welcome you with open arms. They do a brilliant job working with my children and always give the children their full attention.

Reply from Claire Bradley, Manager at Minnows Children's Day Nursery

Thank you for your lovely comments.


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Review from E W (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff at Minnows are fantastic. My children have come on in leaps and bounds and absolutely love it. They're very organised and friendly and communicated well with parents.

Reply from Claire Bradley, Manager at Minnows Children's Day Nursery

Thank you for your lovely words.


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Review from Rebecca C (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Since my daughter has been at this nursery, she has learnt so much, thanks to all the staff in the room she is in. They are all helpful, kind, caring and loving team. When it's time for my daughter to leave, it will be a shame for her because she enjoys it so much but we are grateful for all their help

Reply from Claire Bradley, Manager at Minnows Children's Day Nursery

Thank you for your lovely comments.


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Review from Jaclyn W (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son started at this nursery in December 2017 and he is coming along really well. He has taken well to all the staff who are all lovely and welcoming.

Reply from Claire Bradley, Manager at Minnows Children's Day Nursery

Thank you for your lovely comments.


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Review from Sarah M (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I get on well with the staff they are very easy to talk to. They are also very good with my child. My child really loves coming to nursery.

Reply from Christine Prendergast, Nurseries Manager at Minnows Children's Day Nursery

Thank you for your lovely review, Sarah.


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Review from Kendra H (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The nursery is a clean friendly environment and my son enjoys going to school every morning.

Reply from Claire Bradley, Manager at Minnows Children's Day Nursery

Thank you for your lovely comments.


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Review from Rebecca H (Mother of Child) published on 7 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I highly recommend Minnows nursery.
My son and now daughter go here and staff have been great and supportive to help my children to settle in.
Both my children enjoyed time here and came on loads. The staff are lovely.

Reply from Christine Prendergast, Nurseries Manager at Minnows Children's Day Nursery

Thank you for your lovely review, Rebecca.


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

My son started Minnows in may 2017. From his start date to present I am so pleased with Minnows. His communication skills are amazing, he's learnt to share, he uses his manners correctly and he's grown up so quickly! He found it slightly difficult to leave my side at first which is very understanding
but nothing settled me more knowing the staff do everything in their power to help him feel safe and comfortable. His keyworker has had a massive impact in his life. He talks about her whilst at home and speaks so highly of his room leader. I cannot thank her enough for her efforts towards him and how she keeps me so informed with his development. He was due to start nursery in April 2018 due to him turning 3 but I've requested for him to stay at Minnows until the following September due to how outstanding they all are with him. The facilities are amazing. Thumbs up to each and every one of you and thank you so much to you all treating my son like your own.

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

Minnows is a very nurturing nursery. All staff are amazing, supportive and welcoming. My son has disabilities and the nursery accommodate my son's extra needs happily and enthusiastically.
My son has come on massively in all areas since attending. He has made new friends, learnt to share and is very
happy. If I ever have a concern or problem, staff are approachable and helpful. Great standard of service by all.

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

Find the staff friendly and the nursery setting welcoming. My daughter didn't like being left and staff worked hard to make her feel comfortable. Activities are varied and fun. I recommend this nursery.

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

Minnows Day Nursery is outstanding, all staff are so welcoming kind and fantastic with the children. My son has behaviour issues and is extremely challenging behaviour-wise.
I can't thank the staff enough for all the help and support I received from them. The best nursery ever. The staff were fantastic
getting us extra help and dealt with my son amazingly. Thank you guys so much. All staff are kind, very friendly. It's a fantastic place for kids to learn, loads of new things. I would recommend to anyone. Five star.

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Review from C C (Father of Child) published on 18 July 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My initial reviews of Minnows Children's Day Nursery is very good, positive, friendly staff with an environment to match. The use of tapestry to keep us informed of the child's progress is excellent.

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Review from Christina S (Mother of Child) published on 14 July 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child really enjoys nursery and has settled really well even though she's only been coming for 5 months. Staff are so friendly and tell me everything that has happened each day.

Reply from Christine Prendergast, Nurseries Manager at Minnows Children's Day Nursery

Thank you very much for your lovely comments.


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Review from Steven H (Father of Child) published on 28 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son goes to this nursery every day and he enjoys it very much. This is a good nursery, friendly staff, helpful and very good in teaching my son.
My son has developed really well since attending and this can be seen.

Reply from Christine Prendergast, Manager at Minnows Children's Day Nursery

Thank you for your lovely review Steven.


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Review from Karen H (Grandmother of Child) published on 17 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Minnows Nursery is a really good place. My grandson has settled in really well, he enjoys going to nursery and he enjoys playing with the other children. He also has great relationships with the staff, who are very helpful, they have also helped me.

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Review from Amy C (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our child has recently started at Minnows and is settling in really well. Staff are friendly and helpful.

Reply from Claire Bradley, manager at Minnows Children's Day Nursery

Thank you Amy for your lovely comment.


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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.912)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.912) out of 10 for Minnows Children's Day Nursery 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 17 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 17 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 4.912 for Minnows Children's Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (191 Excellents x 5) + (9 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 204 Ratings = 4.912

  • 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 Minnows Children's Day Nursery is based on 17 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 48 number of registered child places is 9.6, which has been reached with 17 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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Awards / Recognitions (12)

Top 20 Mid-size Nursery Groups 2024

Recipient: Nunthorpe Nurseries Group Ltd

Date: Thursday 28 Mar 2024 More details

Top 20 Mid-size Nursery Groups 2023

Recipient: Nunthorpe Nurseries Group Ltd

Date: Friday 28 Apr 2023 More details

Top 20 Mid-size Nursery Groups 2022

Recipient: Nunthorpe Nurseries Group Ltd

Date: Friday 29 Apr 2022 More details

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Meet the Team (3)

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Hanna Reeve

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2019

I hold an NVQ Level 3 in Childcare and Education and have been the manager at minnows since June 2022 I have also been deputy manager since 2019


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Jill Ruane

Job Title: Nursery Nurse

Joined: 2003

I have worked at Minnows since 2003 and hold a level 5 foundation stage degree in the early years. I am also the room leader in the two-year-old room


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Fiona Longworth

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2021

I have a Level 6. I have been with the company since 2021. I have progressed in my career, starting as a nursery practitioner to becoming Deputy Manager. I am based in the 2-year-old room.


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