Full-day nursery in Ilkeston, Derbyshire
Cantelupe Pre-School Playgroup
Cantelupe Centre, Market Place, Ilkeston, DE7 5HY · 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 November 1992Reference 206738Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 6 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 30 November 2023Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Cantelupe Centre, Market Place, Ilkeston, DE7 5HY · More nurseries in DE7
Stations
- Ilkeston20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Market Place, Queen Street and Health Centre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Chaucer Old Park2 min walk
- Victoria Park7 min walk
- Wash Meadows12 min walk
- Chaucer Park Play Area playground5 min walk
- Rutland Sports Park Play Area playground8 min walk
- Victoria Park Play Area playground10 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 Derbyshire there are about 3.4 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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Cantelupe Pre-School Playgroup is a full-day nursery at Cantelupe Centre, Market Place, Ilkeston, DE7 5HY, in Ilkeston, Derbyshire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 26 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Chaucer Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected September 2024 0.2 miles
- Chaucer Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.3 miles
- St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- Larklands Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Field House Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- Kensington Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Charlotte Nursery and Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected April 2025 0.8 miles
- Granby Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Cantelupe Pre-School Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Cantelupe Pre-School Playgroup Good at its inspection on 6 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Cantelupe Pre-School Playgroup take?
Cantelupe Pre-School Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Cantelupe Pre-School Playgroup?
Ilkeston is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Cantelupe Pre-School Playgroup?
You can call 0115 932 1329.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 206738 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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