Opening hours
Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm.
Mulberry Bush Ashbourne
Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2022)
Number of places
117 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2022
Local authority
Derbyshire
About this day nursery
Mulberry Bush Ashbourne Ltd, established in 2015, is a childcare setting on non-domestic premises in Ashbourne, catering to children aged 0-4 years. The nursery operates Monday to Friday, all year round, from 7:30 am to 6 pm, providing full-day care.
This setting prides itself on its warm and caring staff, fostering very positive relationships with children, who arrive eager to play and learn. The nursery has a well-sequenced curriculum with a strong focus on children's personal, social, and emotional development, based on the Early Years Foundation Stage framework.
Children are encouraged to be curious through well-placed questions, such as identifying herbs in the garden. The nursery also provides funded early education for two-, three-, and four-year-old children, supporting those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and children who speak English as an additional language.
Healthy meals are cooked on-site, and there are opportunities for physical activity, including group exercise sessions where children learn about warming up muscles.
What it's like
Children arrive eager to play and learn, settling happily with warm, caring staff. Children and staff share very positive relationships. Children are confident as they talk and laugh with visitors, and happily discuss what they like to do. Children have their curiosity ignited, and staff ask well-placed questions that extend learning.
Warm, caring staffPositive relationshipsCuriosity ignitedWell-sequenced curriculumPhysical activityHealthy meals
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All_year
Established
2015
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Mulberry Bush Ashbourne
Last inspected 28 July 2022
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
Children arrive eager to play and learn, settling happily with warm, caring staff. Children and staff share very positive relationships. Children are confident as they talk and laugh with visitors, and happily discuss what they like to do. Children have their curiosity ignited, and staff ask well-placed questions that extend learning.
Inspector highlights
- Children arrive eager to play and learn, settling happily with warm, caring staff.
- Children and staff share very positive relationships, and behaviour is very well supported throughout the nursery.
- Children’s curiosity is ignited through well-placed questions that extend learning, such as identifying herbs in the garden and recalling new words like 'rosemary' and 'thyme'.
- Leaders have developed a well-sequenced curriculum with a strong focus on children's personal, social, and emotional development.
- Children have a range of opportunities to be physically active, including group exercise sessions, and are taught about warming up muscles.
- Children's health is well supported with healthy meals cooked on site and quiet spaces for rest.
Areas to develop
- 1Strengthen support for less-confident children to build on their vocabulary and language skills.
- 2Support staff to quickly identify potential developmental concerns and plan activities to close learning gaps.
Inspection #10236646 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The nursery supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, though staff need to improve in quickly identifying emerging concerns to ensure timely support and activities are put in place.
Outdoor space
The inspector observed the quality of education during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning, suggesting that outdoor play is integrated into the curriculum.
EAL / language support
The nursery supports children who speak English as an additional language, with staff naturally extending their language and checking understanding through high-quality interactions, though less-confident children could benefit from more targeted support.
Parent Reviews of Mulberry Bush Ashbourne
5.0
(4)
Soleine Pontet
a year ago
Our son stayed in MB for a year and we were very pleased with the setting. The carers are so lovely and caring with the kids. From the moment I came in, I thought it was the right place for J to stay there, The staff have been there for years (it is always a good sign!) and there's a really small ratio child/practitioner. I felt really sad when I had to change my hours at work and we had to change nursery. Thank you so much for everything and keep doing the same amazing job!
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Andrew McLachlan
2 years ago
A fantastic nursery where our daughter flourished during her 3 years there. All of the staff are extremely friendly. Really sad to leave!
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Sabot Heat
2 years ago
Would highly recommend staff are the biggest asset and very good. Our daughter has flourished
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Archie Wright
3 years ago
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Inspection history
Date: August 2016
- July 2022Good
- August 2016Good
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