Full-day nursery in Mackworth Estate, Derby
Little Owls Nursery
Mackworth Estate Community Hall, Prince Charles Ave, Derby, DE22 4FN · 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 July 2023Reference 2742799Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places61 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 June 2023Food 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
Mackworth Estate Community Hall, Prince Charles Ave, Derby, DE22 4FN · More nurseries in DE22
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Knightsbridge, Morden Green and Hannover Square.
Parks and playgrounds
- Mackworth Allotment and Community Garden10 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 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 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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Little Owls Nursery is a full-day nursery at Mackworth Estate Community Hall, Prince Charles Ave, Derby, DE22 4FN, in Mackworth Estate, Derby. It is registered for 61 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Little Owls Nursery (Derby) Limited.
Run by Little Owls Nursery (Derby) Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Reigate Park Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.3 miles
- Brackensdale Spencer Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- Ravensdale Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.9 miles
- Ravensdale Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.9 miles
- Hackwood Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- Royal School for the Deaf Derby ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.0 miles
- The Bemrose School All-throughages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.1 miles
- Wren Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 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 Little Owls Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Owls Nursery Good at its inspection on 1 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Owls Nursery take?
Little Owls Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 61 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Owls Nursery?
Little Owls Nursery is run by Little Owls Nursery (Derby) Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
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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 2742799 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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