Sessional pre-school in King's Newton, Derbyshire
Puddle-Ducks Pre-School
Scout & Guide Headquarters, Pack Horse Road, Melbourne, DERBY, DE73 8BZ · 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 August 2012Reference EY450020Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 January 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
Scout & Guide Headquarters, Pack Horse Road, Melbourne, DERBY, DE73 8BZ · More nurseries in DE73
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Nettlefold Crescent, Pack Horse Inn and Queensway.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground6 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 Derbyshire there are about 3.4 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.
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Puddle-Ducks Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Scout & Guide Headquarters, Pack Horse Road, Melbourne, DERBY, DE73 8BZ, in King's Newton, Derbyshire. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puddle-Ducks Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | 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
- Melbourne Infant & Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.2 miles
- Melbourne Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.3 miles
- Weston-on-Trent CofE (VA) Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2023 1.7 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 Puddle-Ducks Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Puddle-Ducks Pre-School Good at its inspection on 2 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Puddle-Ducks Pre-School take?
Puddle-Ducks Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
How do I contact Puddle-Ducks Pre-School?
You can call 07813 070794 and visit www.puddleduckspreschoolmelbourne.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 EY450020 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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