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Nurseries in Derby

There are 100 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Derby, and 65 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Derby

  • Ofsted report cards: 14 settings (23 Strong standard, 59 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 67 settings (4 Outstanding, 63 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Childminders and home childcarers

  • 92 registered childminders in Derby (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)
  • 13 registered home childcarers in Derby (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)
  • 1 childcare setting in a private home in Derby (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)

Childminders look after children in their own homes. We show how many are registered, not who they are.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • ACE Nursery - Day nursery, Derby DE23 8DH, ages 1 to 4, 74 places
    Ofsted, 7 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Alvaston Achievers Day Nursery - Day nursery, Derby DE24 0DD, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 20 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Banana Moon Day Nursery Littleover - Day nursery, Derby DE23 3AT, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted, 24 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bizzy Kidz Nursery - Day nursery, Derby DE23 6AH, 100 places
  • Bramble Brook Pre School - Pre-school, Derby DE3 9HD, ages 2 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted report card, 10 June 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Breadsall Pre-School Playgroup - Pre-school, Derby DE21 5LF, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 5 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Breaston Pre-School CIO - Pre-school, Derby DE72 3DX, ages 2 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 17 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Brookfields Day Nursery - Day nursery, Derby DE65 5EL, ages 0 to 4, 41 places
    Ofsted, 9 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Brookfields Hilton - Day nursery, Derby DE65 5FF, ages 1 to 11, 64 places
    Ofsted, 28 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Bees Day Nursery at Derby Heatherton - Day nursery, Derby DE23 3TZ, ages 0 to 4, 109 places
    Ofsted, 19 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Bees Day Nursery at Derby Oakwood - Day nursery, Derby DE21 2SF, ages 0 to 4, 110 places
    Ofsted, 11 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Bees Pre-School - Pre-school, Derby DE22 2HE, 72 places
  • Carlton Day Nursery - Day nursery, Derby DE22 1GQ, ages 0 to 4, 96 places
    Ofsted, 1 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cherry Tree Day Nursery (The) - Day nursery, Derby DE65 5FT, ages 1 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted report card, 10 September 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Creative Days Nursery - Day nursery, Derby DE65 5EQ, ages 0 to 10, 46 places
    Ofsted, 1 August 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Dar Ul Madinah Derby - Day nursery, Derby DE23 8HT, 26 places
  • Derby Montessori School - Day nursery, Derby DE22 3NJ, ages 1 to 4, 43 places
    Ofsted, 2 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Derwent Stepping Stones - Day nursery, Derby DE21 6AH, ages 0 to 9, 128 places
    Ofsted, 11 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Field Lane Playgroup Limited - Pre-school, Derby DE24 0GW, ages 2 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 20 September 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • First Friends PDN - Day nursery, Derby DE21 6HP, ages 0 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 15 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Fun Time Nursery Limited - Day nursery, Derby DE23 8DD, ages 2 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 3 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Grasshopper Club - Pre-school, Derby DE74 2LN, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 7 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Happy Hearts Learning - Day nursery, Derby DE23 6US
  • Heatherton Pre-School - Pre-school, Heatherton DE23 3TZ, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 24 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Hopscotch Pre-School - Pre-school, Derby DE74 2PJ, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 2 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Incredible Kids (Derby) Limited - Day nursery, Derby DE24 8AJ, ages 0 to 4, 91 places
    Ofsted report card, 9 March 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Key Tuition Derby - Day nursery, Derby DE24 9AB
  • Kids Planet Spondon - Day nursery, Derby DE21 7JP, ages 1 to 2, 20 places
    Ofsted report card, 30 January 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Kids Planet Springfield - Day nursery, Derby DE21 7AB, ages 2 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted report card, 1 May 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Kindred Mickleover Nursery and Pre-School - Day nursery, Derby DE3 9AJ, ages 0 to 4, 82 places
    Ofsted, 15 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • King George V Pre-School - Day nursery, Derby DE23 6GT, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 5 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • La Petite Academy Ltd - Day nursery, Derby DE23 1DG, ages 0 to 11, 76 places
    Ofsted, 16 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Learn Smart Tutoring Centre - Day nursery, Derby DE23 6FN
  • Little Angels Playschool C.I.C - Pre-school, Derby DE24 9HY, ages 2 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 26 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Oaks Nursery - Day nursery, Derby DE23 4BX, ages 0 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted report card, 4 February 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Owls Nursery - Day nursery, Derby DE22 4FN, ages 0 to 4, 61 places
    Ofsted, 1 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Owls Nursery Alvaston - Pre-school, Derby DE24 0RU, ages 1 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted report card, 23 April 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Owls Nursery Sinfin - Pre-school, Derby DE24 9NT, 45 places
  • Little Poppies Pre School - Pre-school, Derby DE3 9GB, ages 2 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted, 24 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Rainbows Academy - Day nursery, Derby DE24 0PA, 54 places
    Ofsted, 1 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Scholars Littleover - Day nursery, Derby DE23 3EY, ages 0 to 9, 69 places
    Ofsted, 13 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Scholars Nursery - Day nursery, Derby DE23 1GQ, ages 1 to 4, 31 places
    Ofsted, 1 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Maggie's @ Oakwood - Day nursery, Derby DE21 4TJ, 171 places
  • Marble Hall Little Angels Day Nursery - Day nursery, Derby DE24 8BF, ages 1 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 10 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Mickleover Methodist Preschool - Pre-school, Mickleover DE3 9GH, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 25 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Nightingale Nursery Castle Donington - Day nursery, Derby DE74 2RS, ages 0 to 4, 89 places
    Ofsted, 25 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Nuffield Health Creche Derby - Pre-school, Derby DE21 6DA
  • Oak House Nursery - Day nursery, Derby DE3 9FN, ages 0 to 4, 55 places
    Ofsted, 11 January 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Orchard Nursery School - Day nursery, Derby DE73 6RF, ages 2 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 14 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Orchard Private Day Nursery - Day nursery, Derby DE73 6RF, ages 0 to 2, 55 places
    Ofsted, 27 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Osmaston Day Nursery Limited - Day nursery, Derby DE24 8XB, ages 0 to 4, 44 places
    Ofsted report card, 13 February 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Pakistan Community Centre 3D HAF - Day nursery, Derby DE23 8PB, 120 places
  • Playcorner Nursery - Day nursery, Derby DE23 8GD, ages 0 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 23 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Playdays Opportunity Group - Day nursery, Chellaston DE73 6TU, ages 2 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 17 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Positive Steps Childcare LTD - Pre-school, Derby DE23 8ER, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted report card, 14 September 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Premier Holiday Club @ Derby Moor - Pre-school, Derby DE23 2FS
  • Puddle-Ducks Pre-School - Pre-school, Derby DE73 8BZ, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 2 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Quarndon Pre-School - Pre-school, Derby DE22 5JB, ages 2 to 9, 24 places
    Ofsted, 9 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ridings Pre-School - Day nursery, Derby DE72 3RF, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 4 February 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rosehill Day Nursery EYC Limited - Day nursery, Derby DE23 6WY, 52 places
  • Rydale Children's Nursery - Day nursery, Derby DE22 4EN, ages 0 to 10, 116 places
    Ofsted, 21 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Scallywags Nursery - Day nursery, Derby DE73 5WX, ages 0 to 4, 140 places
    Ofsted report card, 24 March 2026: Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Shardlow Hall Private Day Nursery - Day nursery, Derby DE72 2GP, ages 0 to 5, 136 places
    Ofsted report card, 6 February 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Shining Stars Nursery - Pre-school, Derby DE23 6WW, ages 1 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted, 13 February 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sinfin Community Childcare - Day nursery, Derby DE24 9HG, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted, 15 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stagecoach Derby - Pre-school, Derby DE22 2LW
  • St Andrews Pre-School - Pre-school, Derby DE23 1PX, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 9 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Edmunds Preschool Community Interest Company - Pre-school, Derby DE22 2FN, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 5 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St. Joseph's RC Pre School - Pre-school, Derby DE23 6SB, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 13 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sunny Days Nursery - Day nursery, Derby DE21 4AA, ages 0 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 14 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sunnyhill Day Nursery Limited - Day nursery, Derby DE23 8DN, ages 0 to 4, 92 places
    Ofsted report card, 18 February 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • The Cottage Private Day Nursery - Day nursery, Derby DE22 3PD, ages 2 to 5, 68 places
    Ofsted, 14 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Cottage Private Day Nursery (55 Bedford Street) - Day nursery, Derby DE22 3PD, ages 0 to 2, 27 places
    Ofsted, 5 May 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Cottage Private Day Nursery (Uttoxeter Road) - Day nursery, Derby DE3 9AX, ages 0 to 4, 86 places
    Ofsted, 20 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The DEN club Willington - Day nursery, Derby DE65 6DN, 28 places
  • The Early Years Academy Derby - Day nursery, Derby DE22 1AF, ages 0 to 4, 104 places
    Ofsted, 14 February 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Faraway Tree Day Nursery - Day nursery, Derby DE22 3HQ, ages 0 to 4, 38 places
    Ofsted, 26 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Learning Tree Derby Ltd - Day nursery, Derby DE24 9SF, ages 2 to 4, 16 places
    Ofsted, 10 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Old Forge Day Nursery - Day nursery, Derby DE65 6AA, ages 0 to 11, 100 places
    Ofsted, 22 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Orange Tree Day Nursery @ Burnaston - Day nursery, Derby DE1 9TA, 63 places
  • The Orange Tree Day Nursery @ Derby - Day nursery, Derby DE22 1AE, ages 0 to 4, 126 places
    Ofsted report card, 27 August 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • The Orange Tree Day Nursery @ Mickleover - Day nursery, Derby DE3 0DJ, ages 1 to 4, 136 places
    Ofsted report card, 6 May 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • The Orchard Garden Private Day Nursery - Day nursery, Derby DE1 1RX, ages 0 to 12, 107 places
    Ofsted, 28 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Village Pre-School - Pre-school, Derby DE21 5EA, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 17 February 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Whitehouse Day Nursery - Day nursery, Derby DE72 3HB, ages 0 to 4
    Ofsted, 14 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Thornhill Day Nursery - Tommies Childcare - Day nursery, Derby DE22 3LX, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted, 19 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tiny Tots Nursery - Day nursery, Derby DE24 0JP, ages 1 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 26 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Treetops Castle Garden - Day nursery, Derby DE56 4EU, ages 0 to 4, 58 places
    Ofsted, 7 January 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Treetops Oakwood - Day nursery, Derby DE21 2DF, ages 0 to 4, 65 places
    Ofsted, 29 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Treetops Silvertrees - Day nursery, Derby DE22 3AD, ages 0 to 3, 84 places
    Ofsted, 29 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Umbrella - Pre-school, Derby DE22 4LD
  • Umbrella Derby and Derbyshire at The Annie Hall Centre - Pre-school, Derby DE22 3HQ
  • Walk in the Park Nursery - Pre-school, Derby DE23 8DA, 30 places
  • White House Day Nursery Alvaston - Day nursery, Derby DE24 0JR, ages 0 to 4, 79 places
    Ofsted, 30 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Whitehouse Day Nursery (Oakwood) - Day nursery, Derby DE21 4QZ, ages 0 to 4, 91 places
    Ofsted, 3 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • White House Kids Club - Day nursery, Derby DE72 3HB, ages 2 to 10, 32 places
    Ofsted, 18 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Willow Park Day Nursery - Day nursery, Derby DE3 9FH, 59 places
  • Wonderworks preschool - Pre-school, Derby DE21 6LN, ages 2 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted, 20 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Woodend Day Nursery - Day nursery, Derby DE65 6FB, ages 1 to 10, 50 places
    Ofsted, 12 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Woodlands PDN - Day nursery, Derby DE22 1BJ, ages 0 to 4, 118 places
    Ofsted, 6 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Active Bodies at Etwall - Out-of-school club, Derby DE65 6NB, 40 places
  • Active Bodies at Hilton - Out-of-school club, Derby DE65 5GH, 60 places
  • Ashbrook Tigers - Out-of-school club, Derby DE72 3HF, 30 places
  • Aspire HAF Club - Out-of-school club, Derby DE21 6LJ
  • Breaston Wrap Around Care Ltd - Out-of-school club, Derby DE72 3DX, 46 places
  • Chellaston Tutoring - Out-of-school club, Derby DE73 6TD
  • ClubsComplete at Sale & Davys - Out-of-school club, Derby DE73 7HA, 12 places
  • CoachUnlimited Wraparound at Foxbridge - Out-of-school club, Derby DE74 2SN, 60 places
  • Cool Kids After School Club - Out-of-school club, Derby DE22 2HE, 50 places
  • DWICA - Out-of-school club, Derby DE1 2ND
  • First Friends After School Club - Out-of-school club, Derby DE21 6NU, 24 places
  • First Friends After School Club - Out-of-school club, Derby DE21 2RQ, 26 places
  • Genius Tuition Holiday Club Derby - Chellaston - Out-of-school club, Derby DE73 6TS
  • Ha4k - Out-of-school club, Derby DE72 3EG
  • J&J Sports Gayton Junior Holiday Camp - Out-of-school club, Derby DE23 1GA
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Castleward DE1 - Out-of-school club, Derby DE1 2RJ, 35 places
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Cavendish Close DE21 - Out-of-school club, Derby DE21 4RJ, 30 places
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Chellaston Fields DE73 - Out-of-school club, Derby DE73 6WS, 35 places
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Oakwood DE24 - Out-of-school club, Derby DE24 0GZ, 38 places
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Oakwood DE24 - Out-of-school club, Derby DE24 0DD, 30 places
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Wyndham DE24 - Out-of-school club, Derby DE24 0EP, 30 places
  • Just for Us out of hours club - Out-of-school club, Derby DE1 1RS
  • Kids Club 2012 - Out-of-school club, Derby DE21 6WL, 50 places
  • Kings Camps - Out-of-school club, Derby DE22 1GB
  • Kip McGrath Derby North - Out-of-school club, Derby DE21 6JL
  • Learning Hub (Littleover) - Out-of-school club, Derby DE23 6BE
  • Lighthouse Children of Excellence - Out-of-school club, Derby DE23 8RY
  • Mac's Club - Out-of-school club, Derby DE65 5LX, 20 places
  • Mac's Club - Out-of-school club, Derby DE65 5EQ, 25 places
  • Mickleover Schools Out Club Derby Ltd. - Out-of-school club, Derby DE3 0BW, 70 places
  • Mr G's Holiday Club - St George's - Out-of-school club, Derby DE23 1GG
  • Mr G's Holiday Club - St John Fisher - Out-of-school club, Derby DE24 0PA
  • Mr G's Holiday Club - St Mary's - Out-of-school club, Derby DE22 1AU
  • Nj Out Of School Club - Out-of-school club, Derby DE24 8UW
  • Play & Learn at Breadsall Hill Top Infant School - Out-of-school club, Derby DE21 4ET, 16 places
  • Portway Activity Camp - Out-of-school club, Allestree DE22 2HE
  • Premier After School Club @ Allenton Primary - Out-of-school club, Derby DE24 9BB, 15 places
  • Premier Breakfast Club @ Melbourne Infs - Out-of-school club, Derby DE73 8JE
  • Premier Camps @ Chellaston Academy - Out-of-school club, Derby DE73 5UB
  • Premier Education Breakfast Club @ Carlyle Infs - Out-of-school club, Derby DE23 3ES
  • Premier Education Breakfast Club @ Wren Park - Out-of-school club, Derby DE3 9AY
  • Premier Education Holiday Club @ Murray Park - Out-of-school club, Derby DE3 9LL
  • Premier Holiday Camps @ Stenson Fields Primary - Out-of-school club, Derby DE24 3BW
  • Progressive Kids Findern EYFS - Out-of-school club, Derby DE65 6AR, 45 places
  • Progressive Melbourne - Out-of-school club, Derby DE73 8JE, 25 places
  • Progressive Ravensdale - Out-of-school club, Mickleover DE3 9EY, 25 places
  • Progressive Sports Derby Shelton - Out-of-school club, Derby DE24 9EJ
  • Quarndon Pre-School - Out-of-school club, Derby DE22 5JA, 30 places
  • RCCG Solid Rock Derby - Out-of-school club, Derby DE22 3UD
  • Repton's Little Critters Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, Derby DE65 6GN, 38 places
  • Schools Out Club (Derby) Ltd - Out-of-school club, Derby DE22 2QL, 60 places
  • SEN- Fit CIC - Out-of-school club, Derby DE72 3HB
  • SH Active Sports Breedon Holiday Camp - Out-of-school club, Derby DE73 8AN
  • Shardlow Activity Camp - Out-of-school club, Derby DE72 2GH
  • Soccerstars Holiday Camp @ Etwall Leisure Centre - Out-of-school club, Derby DE65 6HZ
  • Soccerstars Holiday Camp @ Landau Forte College - Out-of-school club, Derby DE1 2LF
  • Soccerstars Holiday Camp @ Melbourne Sports Park - Out-of-school club, Derby DE73 8DG
  • Soccerstars Holiday Camp @ Springwood Leisure Centre - Out-of-school club, Derby DE21 2RQ
  • Soccerstars Holiday Camp @ The Old Vicarage School - Out-of-school club, Derby DE22 1EW
  • Soccerstarsuk DRC - Out-of-school club, Derby DE22 1EB
  • The Tutoring Room - Out-of-school club, Derby DE23 6DG
  • White House Redhill Primary School - Out-of-school club, Derby DE72 3SF, 32 places
  • Y-Kidz Holiday Activity and Food programme Dale Community Primary school - Out-of-school club, Derby DE23 6NL, 24 places
  • Y-Kidz@Markeaton - Out-of-school club, Derby DE22 1HL, 34 places
  • Y-Kidz@Redwood Primary - Out-of-school club, Derby DE24 9PG, 30 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Schools in Derby

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.