Full-day nursery in Lilypool, Derbyshire
Scallywags Nursery Limited
Castle Lane, Melbourne, DE73 8JB · 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 2003Reference EY244298Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places111 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 July 2026Food 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
Castle Lane, Melbourne, DE73 8JB · More nurseries in DE73
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Jubilee Close, Blakemore Avenue and The Crescent.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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.
What parents say
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Scallywags Nursery Limited is a full-day nursery at Castle Lane, Melbourne, DE73 8JB, in Lilypool, Derbyshire. It is registered for 111 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (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
- Melbourne Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.2 miles
- Melbourne Infant & Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.2 miles
- St Hardulph's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.8 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 Scallywags Nursery Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Scallywags Nursery Limited Good at its inspection on 21 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Scallywags Nursery Limited take?
Scallywags Nursery Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 111 children at any one time.
How do I contact Scallywags Nursery Limited?
You can call 01332 862188 and visit www.scallywagsnursery.com.
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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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY244298 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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