Full-day nursery in Markeaton, Derby
Carlton Day Nursery
3 Maxwell Avenue, DERBY, DE22 1GQ · 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 January 1994Reference 206091Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places96 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
3 Maxwell Avenue, DERBY, DE22 1GQ · More nurseries in DE22
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Longford Street, University and The Leylands.
Parks and playgrounds
- Markeaton Park2 min walk
- Mundy Pleasure Ground10 min walk
- Mundy Play Centre playground7 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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 Derby there are about 3.8 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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Carlton Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 3 Maxwell Avenue, DERBY, DE22 1GQ, in Markeaton, Derby. It is registered for 96 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 30 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bridge Street School ages 5–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.2 miles
- Markeaton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.3 miles
- Lawn Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Royal School for the Deaf Derby ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.5 miles
- Whitecross Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- Emmanuel School (Derby) Limited ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Ashgate Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 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 Carlton Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Carlton Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 1 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Carlton Day Nursery take?
Carlton Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 96 children at any one time.
How do I contact Carlton Day Nursery?
You can call 01332 366223.
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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 206091 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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