The Orange Tree Day Nursery @ Derby

105-105a Duffield Road, Derby DE22 1AE
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8.7 31 Reviews
The Orange Tree Nursery in Derby has been thoughtfully designed and offers a secure and stimulating environment so practitioners can easily connect with children's individual interests.

Staff at the nursery are highly experienced and skilled and their objective is to provide the best for children and their families.

Meal times are seen as an important part of the nursery day as sitting together and eating a meal in a small group boosts children's social skills and improves their independence.
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Care Provided by The Orange Tree Day Nursery @ Derby

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

Good to Know

  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 33
  • Total Places for Children
  • 96
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years
    • to 12 years
  • 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 & 1 week at Christmas

The Orange Tree Day Nursery @ Derby Reviews (31)

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8.7

The Orange Tree Day Nursery @ Derby has a Review Score of 8.7 (8.677) out of 10, based on 5 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time The Orange Tree Day Nursery @ Derby has 31 reviews.

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Review from Emma S (Mother of Child) published on 28 January 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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.

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Review from Elizabeth G (Mother of Child) published on 20 October 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We love The Orange Tree Day Nursery at Derby. They work so hard to ensure that our son is happy and take extra precautions with his allergies and eczema. Can't wait for him to move through the rooms and to learn more in preparation for school.

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Review from Katie H (Mother of Child) published on 19 October 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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.

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Review from Annie P (Mother of Child) published on 11 September 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We looked around two other nurseries in the immediate area and decided they weren't for us so we were delighted when The Orange Tree opened in September 2018. Our little girl settled into her new nursery with ease and we watched her develop and blossom into the character she is today. We cannot rate
The Orange Tree highly enough; friendly, professional staff, great flexibility, well maintained and clean buildings and gardens, excellent teachers, not just play-workers, outdoor play in all weathers, forest school days, animal handling, baking, stories, dancing, singing, role play, water play, the list goes on! Covid-19 management was also well-executed. Our daughter left in July 2020 and has now started school. We honestly believe The Orange Tree have helped give her the best start and we would recommend this nursery to anyone who wants a safe, fun, educational setting for their child. Thank you to the whole team.

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Review from Cassie E (Mother of Child) published on 11 September 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has returned to nursery after 5 months away and has settled back in happily. He loves the nursery and all of the staff that he has been looked after. The staff have always been great at keeping us up to date and there are lots of great activities for the children to get involved with.

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Review from Anaeka N (Mother of Child) published on 10 September 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This nursery accepted both my boys with open arms. They helped make them feel both welcome and did all they could do to integrate them to the nursery.
The boys came home happy every day and always full of stories to tell me what they learnt and who they played with.
I’m so glad I found this nursery
to send my kids to.

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Review from Jolene (Mother of Child) published on 15 April 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I would highly recommend Orange Tree, Duffield Road. This was the second nursery I tried as I wasn’t happy with the first. The difference was huge. All the staff, and I do mean all the staff love working with children. The reason I know this is how my daughter interacts with all the staff. She knows
all the staffs' names and is always laughing and chatting when she sees them. My daughter started in the butterfly room (I think it’s called that) and is now in preschool. She still loves seeing her butterfly teachers but is learning so much in preschool with all the other staff. She does Spanish once a week and I’m amazed at how much she has picked up. The atmosphere in the nursery is relaxed and well-managed thanks to the manager who my daughter also loves seeing. If you're looking for a nursery that has great interiors but also great staff and ethics, I would recommend Orange Tree, Duffield Road. I will be keeping my daughter there with all the lovely friends until school.

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Review from Sam W (Mother of Child) published on 2 May 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We moved our son to The Orange Tree on Duffield Road in September 2018. This was the best thing we have done. Our child has come on so much since being at Orange Tree. From the first time we stepped into the nursery, we had a good feeling about it. Brand new rooms, toys, sleep area, outdoor areas and
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They took an interest in my child and found out what he liked so they could make sure he felt welcome. My son is very much into football and they even brought a brand new goal for the outdoor area for him and others to play with! Their attention to detail is great and all staff have thorough training. They have an Elog app, where photos will be uploaded during your child’s day- it’s brilliant to see what they are up to and having so much fun!


I can’t recommend this nursery enough, the manager and her Team will make you and your family very welcome. I would strongly recommend you take a look and see for yourself!


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Review from Runa P (Mother of Child) published on 2 May 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Our daughter goes to Orange Tree Day Nursery @ Derby and we are happy with our choice. We started nursery when she was only 7 months old and the nursery have been very accommodating in making her feel comfortable and happy. I am not from the UK so this culture of sending your baby to nursery is alien
to me but the staff have been ever so lovely. They’ve always been kind, reassuring and patient for both my daughter and myself to settle to this new routine. I absolutely love my daughter’s key worker, she’s a superstar. Both my husband and I like that the nursery is so tidy and really like the system they have for nappies, (it’s important to me) and day to day things. Highly recommend Orange Tree Day Nursery @ Derby.

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Review from Katie A (Mother of Child) published on 10 December 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The Orange Tree is an absolutely fantastic nursery. After a bad experience and moving our son from another nursery nearby, The Orange Tree has been our saving grace. The staff are wonderful. From the moment we walked in to look around they were welcoming, friendly and so professional. They have put
so much effort into getting to know our son and making him feel safe and happy. If our son has had a wobble at drop off in the morning, the staff have gone out of their way to calm and distract him and have really put my mind at rest. The staff make excellent use of the EYlog and we use it regularly at home too. I can’t explain how lovely it is to receive photos and videos of our son having so much fun at nursery whilst we are at work! Our son loves the environment, staff and routines at the nursery. The most important thing is that he absolutely loves going to nursery. We can’t recommend The Orange Tree enough.

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Review from Kelly S (Mother of Child) published on 10 December 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our little boy started at The Orange Tree Day Nursery this month. He's just turned 1 and has never spent more than an hour or two away from me so naturally, he was very upset to start with. However, within a week he was happily going over to his key worker on arrival. Three weeks in he's settled enough
to nap there (something we even have difficulty with at home) and I cannot praise the staff enough. Dad does all the drop offs and pick ups so I love having the daily diary and eyLog - it is great being able to see how he's getting on and communicate with the staff, even though I don't see them. They have also catered brilliantly to his dietary requirements. Overall, a fantastic transition to nursery and we couldn't be happier!

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Current Review Score: 8.7 (8.677)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.7 (8.677) out of 10 for The Orange Tree Day Nursery @ Derby 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 5 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.8 out of 5 from 5 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 4.917 for The Orange Tree Day Nursery @ Derby is calculated as follows: ( (55 Excellents x 5) + (5 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 60 Ratings = 4.917

  • 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 3.76 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for The Orange Tree Day Nursery @ Derby is based on 5 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 = 3.5

    • 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 96 number of registered child places is 19.2. 5 Positive Reviews ÷ 19.2 = 0.26

  • 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 (2)

Top 20 Mid-size Nursery Groups 2024

Recipient: The Orange Tree Day Nurseries

Date: Thursday 28 Mar 2024 More details

Top 20 Mid-size Nursery Groups 2023

Recipient: The Orange Tree Day Nurseries

Date: Friday 28 Apr 2023 More details

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