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Brookfields Hilton

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2025)
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5.0(1 parent reviews) ·11 Main Street, Hilton, DERBY, DE65 5FF · Derbyshire
Number of places
64 places
Age range
1–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2025
Local authority
Derbyshire

About this day nursery

Brookfields Day Nursery, established by working mothers Elly and Zoe who boast over 15 years of childcare experience, provides a nurturing "home from home" setting where children can flourish. Elly, with a Level 3 in Childcare, and Zoe, holding a degree in Childhood Studies, initially launched Ezeez Kid's Club in 2008, expanding into a full day nursery by 2010.

They relocated their operations to Hatton in 2013, with their main setting there accommodating children from six weeks to twelve years old. The nursery prides itself on adhering to children's individual routines to facilitate a smooth transition into the nursery environment.

They offer flexible care including before and after school programmes, as well as a holiday club. The facility is thoughtfully divided into age-appropriate spaces—a baby room with a dedicated sleep area and outdoor play, a spacious toddler room with a variety of interactive play zones and shared outdoor access, and a large, bright preschool room that promotes independence through free-flow play and self-serve snack stations.

The nursery maintains strong links with local schools, focusing on preparing children for their next educational steps. Additionally, their Hatton kids club provides a dedicated space with numerous activities, including computers and gaming consoles, with access to outdoor areas and a nearby park.

What it's like

Children are greeted with smiles by friendly and welcoming staff who get to know them well, building trusting bonds that help children feel secure, confident, and ready to learn. The play environment is arranged to consider the learning needs of all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), supporting them to be physically active. Children begin to understand behavioral expectations, follow instructions, share, and take turns, with staff quickly diverting unwanted behaviours and supporting emotional regulation through discussion and visual aids.

Home from home environmentExperienced and qualified staffFlexible funding options

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
  • Consumables charge - half day£6 / session
  • Consumables charge - full day£12 / day

Key facts

Session types

Full Day, Half Day, Before School, After School, Holiday Club

Opening hours

7:30am until 6pm, 5 days per week

Age range

birth to 12 years

Established

2023

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Brookfields Hilton

Last inspected 28 July 2025

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are greeted with smiles by friendly and welcoming staff who get to know them well, building trusting bonds that help children feel secure, confident, and ready to learn. The play environment is arranged to consider the learning needs of all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), supporting them to be physically active. Children begin to understand behavioral expectations, follow instructions, share, and take turns, with staff quickly diverting unwanted behaviours and supporting emotional regulation through discussion and visual aids.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders have designed a curriculum that builds on what children know and can do, helping to prepare them for their next stage in learning, with a clear focus on developing independence.
  • Staff promote healthy habits among children, engaging them in discussions about healthy eating and oral hygiene, and offering nutritious foods freshly prepared on site.
  • Support for communication and language is good, with staff promoting early language development by reading stories, singing songs, and engaging in conversation.
  • Children enjoy making marks in a range of ways with various materials, developing strength in their hands in readiness for writing.
  • Partnerships with parents are good, with staff providing daily updates, and parents feeling involved and informed about their children's learning and progress.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen staff teaching to focus more precisely on planned learning intentions to help older children make progress in their learning
  • 2develop strategies to consistently help older children to understand behaviour expectations at mealtimes
  • 3ensure that staff consistently model rich language and extend vocabulary for all age groups to further strengthen support for communication and language development.
Inspection #10399019 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents explain that they feel involved and fully informed about their children's learning and progress. They appreciate the good communication and talk of how staff give them ideas for home learning.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff arrange the play environment to consider the current learning needs of all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff support children with SEND consistently. Those responsible for SEND are on hand to guide staff and help children. Staff work together with parents and the relevant professionals to ensure that support is provided in a timely manner. Children who require more support have targeted support plans in place.

Outdoor space

The inclusive environment supports all children to be physically active. For instance, babies excitedly join their peers in water play, where they experiment with filling and pouring containers. Staff help toddlers to balance on tyres, jumping from one to another, holding their arms wide to balance. Older children confidently use their whole bodies to climb equipment and use tools to dig in the garden.

Parent Reviews of Brookfields Hilton

5.0
(1)
Lucy Thompson
a year ago

Absolutely fantastic nursery! The staff are brilliant and very caring and attentive. My son has settled so well here. 100% recommend.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

28 July 2025

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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