Full-day nursery in Great Oakley, North Northamptonshire
Oakey Dokey Childcare
Units 9&10 Danesholme Centre, Corby, NN18 9EJ · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Units 9&10 Danesholme Centre, Corby, NN18 9EJ · More nurseries in NN18
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Herford Close, Bamburg Close and Tromso Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 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 North Northamptonshire there are about 3.5 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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Oakey Dokey Childcare is a full-day nursery at Units 9&10 Danesholme Centre, Corby, NN18 9EJ, in Great Oakley, North Northamptonshire. It is registered for 120 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.8 from 8 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Danesholme Infant Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Danesholme Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Kingswood Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.8 miles
- Maplefields Academy ages 5–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2023 0.9 miles
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corby Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.1 miles
- Beanfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.1 miles
- Hazel Leys Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 1.2 miles
- Red Kite Academy ages 4–18Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 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 Oakey Dokey Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Oakey Dokey Childcare Good at its inspection on 7 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Oakey Dokey Childcare take?
Oakey Dokey Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 120 children at any one time.
How do I contact Oakey Dokey Childcare?
You can call 01536 742000 and visit www.oakeydokeychildcare.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY440387 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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