Full-day nursery in Littleover, Derby
Little Scholars Littleover
8-12 Austen Avenue, Littleover, DERBY, DE23 3EY · 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 March 1997Reference 509197Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places69 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 December 2025Food 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
8-12 Austen Avenue, Littleover, DERBY, DE23 3EY · More nurseries in DE23
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including The Hollow and Harpur Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Clemson's Park3 min walk
- King George V Playing Fields5 min walk
- Sunnydale Park11 min walk
- Griffe Field Park12 min walk
- Playground5 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 Scholars Littleover is a full-day nursery at 8-12 Austen Avenue, Littleover, DERBY, DE23 3EY, in Littleover, Derby. It is registered for 69 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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| Little Scholars NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.2 miles
- Derby High School ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.3 miles
- Ivy House School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.4 miles
- St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Griffe Field Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- Ridgeway Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.6 miles
- Wren Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.7 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 Scholars Littleover's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Scholars Littleover Good at its inspection on 13 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Scholars Littleover take?
Little Scholars Littleover is registered with Ofsted for up to 69 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Scholars Littleover?
Peartree is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Scholars Littleover?
You can call 01332 760619 and visit www.little-scholars.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 509197 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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