Full-day nursery in Dereham, Norfolk
Little Footsteps of Dereham
15a Norwich Road, DEREHAM, NR20 3AE · 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 February 2012Reference EY440629Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places94 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 October 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
15a Norwich Road, DEREHAM, NR20 3AE · More nurseries in NR20
Stations
- Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)3 min walk · under 0.1 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Fleece Meadow4 min walk
- Neatherd Moor - Open Access Land7 min walk
- Dereham Commonland12 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 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 Norfolk there are about 3.9 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 Footsteps of Dereham is a full-day nursery at 15a Norwich Road, DEREHAM, NR20 3AE, in Dereham, Norfolk. It is registered for 94 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 44 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- King's Park Infant School, Dereham Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Grove House Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.5 miles
- Dereham Church of England Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 1.1 miles
- Toftwood Infant School Primaryages 3–7Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.1 miles
- Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.3 miles
- Dereham Neatherd High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.3 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 Footsteps of Dereham's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Footsteps of Dereham Good at its inspection on 11 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Footsteps of Dereham take?
Little Footsteps of Dereham is registered with Ofsted for up to 94 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Footsteps of Dereham?
Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway) is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Footsteps of Dereham?
You can call 01362 693937 and visit littlefootstepsdereham.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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY440629 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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