Full-day nursery in Alexandra Park, Nottingham
Ark Day Nursery
1 Vickers Street, Mapperley Park, Nottingham, NG3 4LD · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since July 1982Reference 254587Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 January 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places94 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 November 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
1 Vickers Street, Mapperley Park, Nottingham, NG3 4LD · More nurseries in NG3
Stations
- High School20 min walk · 0.8 miles
- NTU21 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Royal Centre24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Hungerhill Road, Alexandra Court and Bowers Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Sycamore Park4 min walk
- Heskey Park & Play Area9 min walk
- John Farr Rest Garden10 min walk
- Robin Hood Chase Park12 min walk
- Coppice Park12 min walk
- Sycamore Park Play Area playground6 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Nottingham there are about 4 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Ark Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 1 Vickers Street, Mapperley Park, Nottingham, NG3 4LD, in Alexandra Park, Nottingham. It is registered for 94 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (November 2026).
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| Ark Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Sycamore Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.4 miles
- St Ann's Well Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Huntingdon Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected September 2024 0.5 miles
- Carrington Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Nottingham Girls' High School GDST ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Claremont Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.7 miles
- Nottingham High School ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Ark Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ark Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 26 January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ark Day Nursery take?
Ark Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 94 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Ark Day Nursery?
High School is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ark Day Nursery?
You can call 0115 962 4594 and visit www.arkdaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 254587 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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