Full-day nursery in Little Chester, Derby
Sunny Days Nursery
18 Alfreton Road, DERBY, DE21 4AA · 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 April 2015Reference EY484523Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 April 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places45 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 October 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
18 Alfreton Road, DERBY, DE21 4AA · More nurseries in DE21
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Coach and Horses, Caesar Street and Stores Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Darley Playing Fields2 min walk
- Chester Green4 min walk
- Parker's Piece6 min walk
- Race Course Fields7 min walk
- Darley Park8 min walk
- Playground4 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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Sunny Days Nursery is a full-day nursery at 18 Alfreton Road, DERBY, DE21 4AA, in Little Chester, Derby. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 14 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Castle School ages 5–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Beaufort Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- St Giles' Spencer Academy ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Derwent Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- Emmanuel School (Derby) Limited ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Aurora Ryefields School ages 5–19 0.7 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.7 miles
- Central Community Nursery School Nurseryages 0–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.8 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 Sunny Days Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sunny Days Nursery Good at its inspection on 14 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sunny Days Nursery take?
Sunny Days Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Sunny Days Nursery?
Derby is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Sunny Days Nursery?
You can call 01332 987686 and visit sunnydaysnursery.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 EY484523 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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