Full-day nursery in Shirebrook, Derbyshire
Early Birds - Carter Lane Neighbourhood Nursery
Carter Lane Community Centre, Carter Lane, Shirebrook, MANSFIELD, NG20 8PE · 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 March 2004Reference EY283029Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places51 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 December 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
Carter Lane Community Centre, Carter Lane, Shirebrook, MANSFIELD, NG20 8PE · More nurseries in NG20
Stations
- Shirebrook15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
18 bus stops within 400 m, including Beech Terrace, College and Salvation Army.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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.
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Early Birds - Carter Lane Neighbourhood Nursery is a full-day nursery at Carter Lane Community Centre, Carter Lane, Shirebrook, MANSFIELD, NG20 8PE, in Shirebrook, Derbyshire. It is registered for 51 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Park Infant & Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.4 miles
- The Park Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.4 miles
- Model Village Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- Brookfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Stubbin Wood School ages 2–19Ofsted: Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected July 2025 0.7 miles
- Langwith Bassett Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.9 miles
- Shirebrook Academy Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.6 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 Early Birds - Carter Lane Neighbourhood Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Early Birds - Carter Lane Neighbourhood Nursery Good at its inspection on 16 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Early Birds - Carter Lane Neighbourhood Nursery take?
Early Birds - Carter Lane Neighbourhood Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 51 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Early Birds - Carter Lane Neighbourhood Nursery?
Shirebrook is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY283029 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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