Sessional pre-school in Rose Hill, Derby
Positive Steps Childcare LTD
4 Loudon Street, Derby, DE23 8ER · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Inadequate
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentInadequate
- Leadership and managementInadequate
- SafeguardingNot effective
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 September 2023Reference 2747438Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 30 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places28 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 November 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
4 Loudon Street, Derby, DE23 8ER · More nurseries in DE23
Stations
- Derby16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Dashwood Street, Hartington Street and Lower Dale Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Derby Arboretum2 min walk
- Arboretum Playground4 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Church Street Play Area playground10 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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Positive Steps Childcare LTD is a sessional pre-school at 4 Loudon Street, Derby, DE23 8ER, in Rose Hill, Derby. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Inadequate at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 10 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive Steps Childcare LTDThis nursery | Inadequate | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St James' Church of England Aided Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.2 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.2 miles
- Arboretum Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.3 miles
- Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- Rosehill Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.3 miles
- St James' Church of England Aided Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.3 miles
- Hardwick Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Stonehill Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.4 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 Positive Steps Childcare LTD's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Positive Steps Childcare LTD Inadequate at its inspection on 30 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Positive Steps Childcare LTD take?
Positive Steps Childcare LTD is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Positive Steps Childcare LTD?
Derby is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Positive Steps Childcare LTD?
You can call 07747 468926 and visit positivestepchildcare.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 2747438 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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