Full-day nursery in Mackworth Estate, Derby
Rydale Children's Nursery
Rydale Childrens Centre, 5 Reigate Drive, Derby, DE22 4EN · 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 2019Reference 2534321Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 September 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places116 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 November 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
Rydale Childrens Centre, 5 Reigate Drive, Derby, DE22 4EN · More nurseries in DE22
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Kingsbury Road, Finchley Avenue and Mornington Crescent.
Parks and playgrounds
- Markeaton Park11 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- 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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Rydale Children's Nursery is a full-day nursery at Rydale Childrens Centre, 5 Reigate Drive, Derby, DE22 4EN, in Mackworth Estate, Derby. It is registered for 116 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 reviews (October 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
- Reigate Park Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.1 miles
- Brackensdale Spencer Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Hackwood Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.0 miles
- Royal School for the Deaf Derby ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.0 miles
- Ravensdale Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.1 miles
- Ravensdale Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 1.1 miles
- Ashgate Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.2 miles
- The Bemrose School All-throughages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.3 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 Rydale Children's Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rydale Children's Nursery Good at its inspection on 21 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rydale Children's Nursery take?
Rydale Children's Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 116 children at any one time.
How do I contact Rydale Children's Nursery?
You can call 01332 521888 and visit www.rydalechildrensnursery.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
- 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2534321 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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