The Orange Tree Day Nursery at Mickleover,Derby

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The Orange Tree Day Nursery at Mickleover,Derby A place to learn, play, and grow. The Orange Tree Day Nursery's specialist Baby Suite provides the highest quality of care for babies fro 6 weeks.

Beautiful rural setting featuring a brand-new baby suite and an innovative Early Years Eco Building.

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📍 Mickleover | ✉️ mickleover@theorangetreedayn 📞 01332 513444 The nurseries early years delivers exciting and fun activities that promote positive learning outcomes for all children. Children can join in with the cookery, gardening and sports clubs. Opening in October 2013 The Tree House out of school and holiday club for children from four and half to twelve years of age.

✨ Pastries, Petals and Pour✨What a lovely morning we’ve had with our wonderful parents and children at our coffee mornin...
19/08/2026

✨ Pastries, Petals and Pour✨

What a lovely morning we’ve had with our wonderful parents and children at our coffee morning! ☕️💛
It was a beautiful opportunity to build bonds and strengthen our community through meaningful interactions, fun activities and, of course, plenty of tea and coffee!
Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the morning so special. We loved seeing everyone connect, chat and enjoy time together. 🌟

✨🎨 Outdoor Learning in Blossoms! 🎨✨Our Blossoms children have been enjoying some lovely time outdoors, exploring mark ma...
18/08/2026

✨🎨 Outdoor Learning in Blossoms! 🎨✨

Our Blossoms children have been enjoying some lovely time outdoors, exploring mark making using a variety of paints and tools! 🫟🎨

They have been experimenting with different movements, textures and patterns, helping to develop their fine motor skills while having lots of fun.

As they explored, the children were also babbling and making a wonderful range of sounds, creating opportunities to develop their early communication and language skills through play. 💬👶✨

What a fantastic way to learn, explore and express themselves! 🌿🎨💛

🦋🍓 Butterflies beat the heat with fruit kebabs! 🍉🍍Today, the children enjoyed making their very own fruit kebabs to help...
13/08/2026

🦋🍓 Butterflies beat the heat with fruit kebabs! 🍉🍍

Today, the children enjoyed making their very own fruit kebabs to help keep cool in the sunshine. They carefully chose the fruits they wanted to use and thoughtfully threaded them onto their wooden skewers.

There was lots of wonderful language and conversation as the children talked about their favourite fruits, what they enjoy eating at home, and why fruit is so important for keeping our bodies healthy. 🍎🍓🍉

A fun, healthy and delicious activity! 💕

🎉 Huge congratulations to Brooke! 🎉We’re so proud to celebrate Brooke on successfully passing her End Point Assessment a...
13/08/2026

🎉 Huge congratulations to Brooke! 🎉

We’re so proud to celebrate Brooke on successfully passing her End Point Assessment and completing her Level 2 qualification! 🥳👏

All your hard work, dedication and commitment have truly paid off. What a fantastic achievement! 🌟

Well done, Brooke — you should be incredibly proud of yourself! 💜

A Wonderful Learning Experience! 🐥We were so fortunate to meet one of our little learners’ pet chicks! This provided the...
13/08/2026

A Wonderful Learning Experience! 🐥

We were so fortunate to meet one of our little learners’ pet chicks! This provided the children with a wonderful hands-on learning experience and the opportunity to discover that the chickens were just four weeks old. 💛

The children loved gently stroking the chicks and talking about how they felt. We introduced descriptive words such as soft, fluffy and warm, encouraging the children to share their thoughts, feelings and observations. 🐥✨

The experience also supported the children’s confidence, curiosity, communication and social development as they took turns, listened to one another and shared their ideas.

Most importantly, being able to observe and gently handle the chicks gave the children a meaningful, real-life opportunity to learn about living things, growth and how to care for animals safely and respectfully. 🌱🐣

🦉 Wise Owls Red Group – Yoga & Breathwork! 🧘‍♀️Our Wise Owls Red group took part in a small yoga session led by Alex. Th...
12/08/2026

🦉 Wise Owls Red Group – Yoga & Breathwork! 🧘‍♀️

Our Wise Owls Red group took part in a small yoga session led by Alex. The children had lots of fun trying new poses, strengthening their core muscles to improve balance, and exploring different breathing techniques.

🌿 Breathwork is a wonderful tool for helping children manage big emotions and begin to develop self-regulation skills. It was lovely to see the children engaging, focusing and giving the activities a go!

Well done, Wise Owls! 🦉💛

This morning, Blossoms 2 had a very special visit to see Noah, Chance and Skye the horses! 🐴🍎The children were absolutel...
11/08/2026

This morning, Blossoms 2 had a very special visit to see Noah, Chance and Skye the horses! 🐴🍎

The children were absolutely in awe and wonder as they got to see the horses up close. Some children were confident and excited to feed them apple halves, while others were a little more hesitant and preferred to watch from a safe distance.

A few children were unsure about stroking or feeding the horses, but were happy to observe and gradually become more comfortable in their presence. It was lovely to see each child respond in their own way and explore this new experience at their own pace.

What a wonderful morning full of awe, wonder and lots of new experiences! 🐴🍎❤️

Today, the Caterpillar Room explored the Dragonfly tuff tray, building on the children’s interest in bugs and their obse...
10/08/2026

Today, the Caterpillar Room explored the Dragonfly tuff tray, building on the children’s interest in bugs and their observations of insects in the outdoor environment.

We added water and scoops to encourage the development of hand-eye coordination through filling, scooping and pouring. The children were able to explore these resources at their own pace, developing their fine motor skills and coordination.

The inclusion of natural resources also provided opportunities for sensory exploration and supported the children’s understanding of the world around them. This activity encouraged curiosity, exploration and engagement while allowing the children to make connections between their indoor experiences and the natural environment.

✨🧡 Our Blossoms children enjoyed story time today as we read Rumble in the Jungle. The children were excited to discover...
06/08/2026

✨🧡 Our Blossoms children enjoyed story time today as we read Rumble in the Jungle. The children were excited to discover the animal puppets in the story sack and eagerly engaged with the story. They enthusiastically repeated single words and copied animal sounds, showing growing confidence in their communication and language skills. The children remained engaged throughout the activity and enjoyed interacting with the puppets as the story unfolded. 🦒🦓🦁✨🧡

✨🌿The children enjoyed exploring the plum tree and learning about how plums grow. We talked about the different stages o...
06/08/2026

✨🌿The children enjoyed exploring the plum tree and learning about how plums grow. We talked about the different stages of growth and discussed how we know when plums are ripe and ready to pick, noticing their colour, size, and softness.
Working together as a team, the children carefully picked the plums, helping one another to reach and collect the fruit safely. They showed good cooperation, communication, and turn-taking throughout the activity.

Back to the outdoor classroom, the children washed their hands and the plums before using their fine motor skills to carefully cut them. They then tasted the fresh plums, talking about the flavour, texture, and smell. This hands-on experience encouraged curiosity about where food comes from while supporting language development, teamwork, independence, and healthy eating 🍈🌿🧡✨

Address

Staker Lane

DE30DJ

Opening Hours

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

Telephone

01332 513444

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