Cookie Notice

This Cookie Notice explains how Cherubs Nurseries uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website. It should be read alongside our Privacy Notice, which explains more about how we collect, use and protect personal information.

1. Who are we?

Cherubs Nurseries is the trading name of Childcare East Midlands LLP.  For the purposes of UK data protection law, Cherubs Nurseries is the controller of personal information collected through our website. If you have any questions about this Cookie Notice or how we use your information, please contact our Data Protection Contacts using the details provided in our Privacy Notice.

2. What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They can help websites work properly, remember your preferences, understand how people use the website and, where you have agreed, support advertising and marketing.

We may also use similar technologies, such as pixels, tags and local storage. For simplicity, we refer to these technologies collectively as “cookies” in this notice. Some cookies are set directly by Cherubs Nurseries. Others may be set by third-party services that we use on our website.

3. How we use Cookies

We use cookies for purposes including:

  • Making our website work securely and effectively;
  • Remembering choices and preferences;
  • Understanding how visitors use our website;
  • Measuring and improving website performance;
  • Understanding which pages and content are useful to visitors;
  • Measuring the effectiveness of our marketing and advertising;
  • Where you have agreed, supporting relevant advertising and marketing

We do not use non-essential cookies unless you have given the appropriate consent.

4. Types of Cookies we use

Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are required for our website to work properly and securely. They may be used for purposes such as website security, remembering your cookie choices, enabling forms or providing functionality that you have requested. Because these cookies are necessary to provide the website or a service you have requested, they do not normally require your consent. You cannot disable strictly necessary cookies through our cookie preference tool, although you may be able to block them through your browser. Doing so may affect how the website works.

Functional Cookies: Functional cookies allow our website to remember choices you make or provide enhanced functionality. Where these cookies are not strictly necessary, we will only use them with your consent.

Analytics and Performance Cookies: These cookies help us understand how people use our website. For example, they may tell us:

  • Which pages are visited;
  • How visitors navigate around the website;
  • How long people spend on particular pages;
  • Whether visitors experience errors; and
  • hHw people arrived at our website.

We use this information to understand website performance and make the experience better for visitors. Where consent is required, analytics and performance cookies will only be used after you have agreed to them.

Advertising and Marketing Cookies: These cookies and similar technologies may help us understand the effectiveness of our advertising and, where applicable, show advertising that may be more relevant to people interested in Cherubs Nurseries. They may also help us understand whether someone who has seen or interacted with an advertisement subsequently visits our website or makes an enquiry.

Advertising providers may use information collected through these technologies in accordance with their own privacy information. We will only use advertising and marketing cookies where we have obtained the appropriate consent.

5. Third-party Services

Some features of our website may be provided by third parties. These may include services that support:

  • Website analytics;
  • Advertising and campaign measurement;
  • Maps and location information;
  • Video or other embedded content;
  • Website security;
  • Online forms; and
  • Communication or messaging services.

When these services are enabled, the relevant provider may place or access cookies or similar technologies on your device. Where these technologies are not strictly necessary, they will only be enabled where you have provided the appropriate consent. Third-party providers are responsible for their own use of personal information where they act as independent controllers. You should refer to their privacy and cookie information for further details.

6. Your Cookie choices

When you first visit our website, you will be given choices about the use of non-essential cookies. You can:

  • Accept non-essential cookies;
  • Reject non-essential cookies; or
  • Manage your preferences by cookie category.

Rejecting non-essential cookies will not prevent you from accessing the main features of our website. You can change your cookie preferences at any time using the Cookie Settings option available on our website. Withdrawing your consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing that took place before you changed your preferences.

7. Managing Cookies through your Browser

Most web browsers also allow you to view, manage, block or delete cookies through their settings. Your browser settings may allow you to:

  • Delete existing cookies;
  • Block some or all cookies;
  • Prevent websites from placing cookies;
  • Receive a warning before a cookie is stored

Blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of this and other websites.

8. Cookies and Personal Information

Some information collected through cookies and similar technologies may constitute personal information under UK data protection law. Depending on the technology used, this could include information such as your IP address, device or browser information, online identifiers and information about how you interact with our website. Where cookie information constitutes personal information, we handle it in accordance with our Privacy Notice and applicable data protection law. We do not sell personal information.

9. Children’s Information

Our website is primarily intended for parents, carers, prospective employees and other adults interacting with Cherubs Nurseries. We do not knowingly use children’s personal information for targeted advertising or marketing profiling.

10. How long are Cookies kept?

Cookies remain on your device for different periods depending on their purpose. Session cookies normally expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain for a defined period or until you delete them. Information about individual cookies, their purposes, providers and durations should be available through our website’s cookie preference tool. We regularly review the cookies and similar technologies used on our website.

11. Changes to this Cookie Notice

We may update this Cookie Notice from time to time, including where:

  • The cookies or technologies used on our website change;
  • We introduce new website services;
  • Our service providers change; or
  • Legal or regulatory requirements change.

The latest version will always be available on our website. Last updated: 17th August 2026.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies or personal information, please contact our Data Protection Officer.

Further information about how we use and protect personal information, your data protection rights and how to make a data protection complaint is available in our Privacy Notice.