Sessional pre-school in Mickleover, Derby
Little Poppies Pre School
Community Wing RBL, Poppyfield Drive, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 9GB · 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 2008Reference EY371611Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places35 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 July 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
Community Wing RBL, Poppyfield Drive, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 9GB · More nurseries in DE3
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including 38 Western Road, Royal British Legion and Devonshire Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Vicarage Road Recreation Ground10 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground11 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 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.
What parents say
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Little Poppies Pre School is a sessional pre-school at Community Wing RBL, Poppyfield Drive, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 9GB, in Mickleover, Derby. It is registered for 35 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Poppies Pre SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| The Cottage Private Day Nursery (Uttoxeter Road)Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Kindred Mickleover Nursery and Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- 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 0.3 miles
- Ravensdale Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.3 miles
- Mickleover Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.3 miles
- Silverhill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.5 miles
- Brookfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Wren Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.9 miles
- Hackwood Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- Derby High School ages 3–19has a nursery class 1.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Little Poppies Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Poppies Pre School Good at its inspection on 24 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Poppies Pre School take?
Little Poppies Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 35 children at any one time.
How do I contact Little Poppies Pre School?
You can call 07789 393172 and visit littlepoppiespreschool.co.uk.
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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 EY371611 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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