Full-day nursery in Fernwood, Nottinghamshire
Fernwood Day Nursery, Out of School & Holiday Club
Rubys Avenue, Fernwood, NEWARK, NG24 3RS · 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 September 2008Reference EY376372Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 December 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places146 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 September 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
Rubys Avenue, Fernwood, NEWARK, NG24 3RS · More nurseries in NG24
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Youngs Avenue, Clock Tower and Goldstraw Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Meadow5 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 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 Nottinghamshire there are about 3.2 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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Fernwood Day Nursery, Out of School & Holiday Club is a full-day nursery at Rubys Avenue, Fernwood, NEWARK, NG24 3RS, in Fernwood, Nottinghamshire. It is registered for 146 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 7 reviews (November 2026).
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| Fernwood Day Nursery, Out of School & Holiday ClubThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Chuter Ede Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- John Hunt Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.1 miles
- Hope House School ages 5–19 1.3 miles
- Newark Orchard School ages 3–18has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.4 miles
- Highfields School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.6 miles
- The Sir Donald Bailey Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.8 miles
- The Suthers School Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- The Newark Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected February 2025 1.2 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 Fernwood Day Nursery, Out of School & Holiday Club's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Fernwood Day Nursery, Out of School & Holiday Club Good at its inspection on 13 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Fernwood Day Nursery, Out of School & Holiday Club take?
Fernwood Day Nursery, Out of School & Holiday Club is registered with Ofsted for up to 146 children at any one time.
How do I contact Fernwood Day Nursery, Out of School & Holiday Club?
You can call 01636 701200 and visit www.fernwooddaynursery.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 EY376372 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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