Institute in Nottingham

“As a new mum of my first baby, sending her to nursery was just terrifying for me. It wasn’t a route I particularly wanted to take (no one wants to return from maternity leave but it has to be done in some situations!) We were recommended Childrens First from a friend and thought we’d just take a look. From our first visit with Kate (Nursery Manager), I knew this was the place my girl was going to thrive. Kate is truly incredible and you can tell from the moment you meet her, this isn’t a job to her, she loves those children as her own. She knew each child by name and circumstance as we were walking round. Nothing is too much for her, each child’s need are met by a each personal circumstance. They work round your child’s needs and routine which I thought was so important. As I mum you spend the first year of their life working on a routine and what works best for them, put them into a nursery and think that is just going to go out the window, absolutely not here. A few settling visits, dad was even able to pop and visit before her first day which was lovely as dads do generally have to miss out on things like this, but as I said, nothing is too much. From her first day, they aren’t assigned a key worker, they let your child pick who they take a shine to, which I LOVED. My daughter has took a shine to Miss Amy. Her first and second day she was particularly upset when I dropped her off, nothing less than I expected being in a strange setting, but I called a few hours later and Miss Amy put my mind at ease to say she calmed down within half an hour and has been making them laugh with her silly faces and giggles ever since. They cuddle them when they need it. I saw this with my own eyes during our settling visits, the younger babies that needed abit of extra comfort and support were sat on the knees of those wonderful ladies in the baby room whilst they still played with the other children. It is impossible to give each child 100%, im a realist, but they do there very best too and I cannot ask for any more. They are all super heroes in that room. Special mention to Millie on reception from greeting you with a smile every drop of and pick up! They really do put your Children First and everything else follows so naturally!”

“Enjoyed my first lesson, very good instructor.”

“Highly recommended pre-school, great and warm staff with professional approach, excellent communication with parents. My son had wonderful time there.”

“Spent a lovely and informative day learning about Aromatic botany on the cpd course today. The morning was spent in the 'classroom' learning the theory behind it and the afternoon spent at Hardwick Hall as a more practical aspect. Overall a great educational day and I feel that I have learnt a lot to support my prior knowledge as an aromatherapist. Marie is a wonderful teacher and it has been a pleasure to meet her.”

“Millfield has been the answer to our childcare wishes for over 3 years! Our daughter absolutely loves everything about it, especially the staff - they're like an extension to our family! The love, care and attention that has been shown to our family is outstanding! The environment is clean and organised with lots of toys, creative and imaginative space. Outside is huge and children can have some freedom whilst under watchful eyes! I've travelled from Bingham daily and have never had a problem travelling by car or parking. I have no regrets choosing Millfield to care for our little one!”

“Fantastic preschool, the staff are brilliant with the children and ensure that there is a real family feel within the setting. My daughter had attended the last two years and the growth in knowledge and her personality has been leaps and bounds, over all a brilliant setting .”

“Absolutely amazing nursery with wonderful staff! My daughter started at 10 months old as a covid baby with no experience of anyone other than her parents and she is now absolutely thriving in the 2-3s room. Staff have been incredible! It's lovely to see her building relationships with others and her confidence is improving!”

“A great school with passionate teachers who really do care.”

“Is a very amazing school with very kind teachers i would know cause i went there for 4 years straight and it was the best 4 years of my life. I would suggest this school to everyone for there kids.”

“Pioneer is magnetic resonance imaging.”

“I brought equipment, very nice and kind people work here!!”

“My son absolutely loves it here!”

“Everything was nice and clean the staff was really friendly”

“My daughter had a lovely time at Leo’s, she absolutely loves everyone. The staff is so caring, even the ladies that take care of the babies were so nice to her when they’d see her…she felt loved, comfortable and safe. A big thank you to all the staff, you’re all amazing and will be dearly missed by all of us.”

“My little boy currently attends, he has only been there for 3 weeks and they already know his personality, habits and routine. He has been to a previous nursery and honestly this is hands down the best nursery. All the staff are lovely, cannot fault any of them. My baby smiles and laughs when he goes in and when we pick him up, this was rare at the other nursery and he would not willingly go to staff. Here he loves them all. If your thinking of sending your child to nursery, they will be in safe hands here.”

“A building where English language lectures are held and also has a prayer room on the second floor.”

“Great nursery, both of our children LOVE it at Edwalton, highly recommend it.”