Sessional pre-school in Littleover, Derby
Heatherton Pre-School
Heatherton Community Centre, Hollybrook way, Heatherton, DE23 3TZ · 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 2010Reference EY406182Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 24 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 30 June 2025Food 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
Heatherton Community Centre, Hollybrook way, Heatherton, DE23 3TZ · More nurseries in DE23
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Hollybrook Way, Hollybrook Medical Centre and Nuffield Hospital.
Parks and playgrounds
- Griffe Field Park11 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- 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 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.
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Heatherton Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Heatherton Community Centre, Hollybrook way, Heatherton, DE23 3TZ, in Littleover, Derby. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heatherton Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Derby HeathertonFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
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| Little Scholars LittleoverFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| The Cottage Private Day Nursery (Uttoxeter Road)Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Derby Grammar School ages 4–18has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Highfields Spencer Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- Griffe Field Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- Ivy House School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.7 miles
- Brookfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.8 miles
- Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.9 miles
- Derby High School ages 3–19has a nursery class 1.0 miles
- St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 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 Heatherton Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Heatherton Pre-School Good at its inspection on 24 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Heatherton Pre-School take?
Heatherton Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
How do I contact Heatherton Pre-School?
You can call 07738 974962 and visit www.heathertonpreschool.com.
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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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY406182 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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