Full-day nursery in Lace Market, Nottingham
Once Upon A Time - City
Nottingham College, Adams Building, Stoney Street, Nottingham, NG1 1NG · 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 June 1999Reference 254626Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 October 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 October 2024Food 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
Nottingham College, Adams Building, Stoney Street, Nottingham, NG1 1NG · More nurseries in NG1
Stations
- Lace Market2 min walk · under 0.1 miles
- Old Market Square7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Royal Centre10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
21 bus stops within 400 m, including George Street, Fletcher Gate and Ice Arena.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bellar Gate Rest Garden3 min walk
- St. Mary's Rest Garden7 min walk
- The Green Heart7 min walk
- Victoria Park7 min walk
- King Edward Park11 min walk
- Collin Street Play Area 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 Nottingham there are about 4 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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Once Upon A Time - City is a full-day nursery at Nottingham College, Adams Building, Stoney Street, Nottingham, NG1 1NG, in Lace Market, Nottingham. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 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
- Sutherland House School ages 3–19Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.3 miles
- William Booth Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- Sneinton St Stephen's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.6 miles
- Huntingdon Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected September 2024 0.6 miles
- St Joseph's School ages 1–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Welbeck Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.6 miles
- Sycamore Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Rosehill School ages 4–19Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.7 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 Once Upon A Time - City's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Once Upon A Time - City Good at its inspection on 16 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Once Upon A Time - City take?
Once Upon A Time - City is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Once Upon A Time - City?
Lace Market is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Once Upon A Time - City?
You can call 0115 838 0573 and visit www.nottinghamcollege.ac.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 254626 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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