Full-day nursery in Newlands, Derbyshire
Little Ducklings Preschool
Park Lodge, Vibrok shanakiel Ilkeston Road, Heanor, DE75 7DR · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Park Lodge, Vibrok shanakiel Ilkeston Road, Heanor, DE75 7DR · More nurseries in DE75
Stations
- Langley Mill23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Library, The Crown PH and Vicarage Gardens.
Parks and playgrounds
- Heanor Memorial Park1 min walk
- Shipley Country Park12 min walk
- Coppice Drive Park12 min walk
- Heanor Memorial Park Play Area playground2 min walk
- Wilmot Street Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 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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Little Ducklings Preschool is a full-day nursery at Park Lodge, Vibrok shanakiel Ilkeston Road, Heanor, DE75 7DR, in Newlands, Derbyshire. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Ducklings PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Little Learners HeanorFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| The Cottage Private Day Nursery (Mansfield Road)Full-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Heanor Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Little Plums Nursery IlkestonFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.2 miles |
| Smalley Pre-School PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.3 miles |
| The Lanes Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Mundy CofE Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.2 miles
- Coppice Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Marlpool Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.4 miles
- Marlpool Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- Corfield CofE Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.5 miles
- Laceyfields Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.5 miles
- Howitt Primary Community School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Langley Mill Church of England Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 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 Little Ducklings Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Ducklings Preschool Good at its inspection on 19 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Ducklings Preschool take?
Little Ducklings Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Ducklings Preschool?
Langley Mill is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Ducklings Preschool?
You can call 07903 896680.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY491367 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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