Full-day nursery in Sandiacre, Derbyshire
Ducklings Private Nursery
69 Derby Road, Sandiacre, Nottingham, NG10 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 October 2021Reference 2643262Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 November 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places55 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 July 2026Food 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
69 Derby Road, Sandiacre, Nottingham, NG10 5HY · More nurseries in NG10
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Smedleys Avenue, White Lion and Hayworth Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Doncaster Avenue Recreation Ground4 min walk
- St Giles Park12 min walk
- Doncaster Avenue Recreation Ground Play Area playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- 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 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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Ducklings Private Nursery is a full-day nursery at 69 Derby Road, Sandiacre, Nottingham, NG10 5HY, in Sandiacre, Derbyshire. It is registered for 55 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 49 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Ducklings Private Nursery Ltd.
Run by Ducklings Private Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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| Ducklings Private 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
- Ladycross 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 December 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Cloudside Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.4 miles
- William Lilley Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.7 miles
- Longmoor Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- Fairfield Spencer Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.9 miles
- Hemlock Stone School ages 5–16 1.0 miles
- Risley Lower Grammar CE (VC) Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.0 miles
- St John's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 1.2 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 Ducklings Private Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ducklings Private Nursery Good at its inspection on 22 November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ducklings Private Nursery take?
Ducklings Private Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 55 children at any one time.
Who runs Ducklings Private Nursery?
Ducklings Private Nursery is run by Ducklings Private Nursery Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Ducklings Private Nursery?
Toton Lane is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ducklings Private Nursery?
You can call 0115 939 0105 and visit www.ducklingsnursery.org.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 2643262 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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