Treetops Castle Garden
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Derby for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2022. Open since 2002, with 58 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Derbyshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Derbyshire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
DE56 4EUWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 7 January 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are confident and move around their rooms selecting the toys they want to play with. Pre-school children run around the garden safely, chasing their friends and ride sit-on toys skilfully using the pedals. They safely climb and balance on the equipment and shout, 'I've done it', as they jump off the obstacle course. Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make close relationships with the staff. They snuggle to look at books and follow staff's instructions, such as tidying up at lunchtime.
Children have an eagerness to learn and take part in activities the staff plan. They have a positive attitude to their learning and engage in activities for long periods of time. Toddlers relish making the dinosaurs stomp among the fir cones and smell the herbs as they play. They manipulate the play dough, laughing and giggling as they poke leaves into the dough using their fingers. Two-year-old children scream happily as they play in the water. They pour and fill up jugs and use words, such as 'full' and 'empty' to develop early mathematical ideas. Pre-school children develop their imagination as they play shops. Staff extend this play and encourage the children to use the till to help them recognise numbers. The children use money and say, 'That will be three pounds please'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop how they model language, to include the use of nouns to name objects and toys, in order for younger children to hear words and extend their speaking skills and help to increase their vocabulary n strengthen staff's understanding of the intentions for planned activities to help enhance children's learning.
- 7 January 2022Good
- 14 August 2015Good
- 28 November 2008Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Treetops Castle Garden
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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