Full-day nursery in New Zealand, Derby
The Cottage Private Day Nursery
76 - 78 Bedford Street, DERBY, DE22 3PD · 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 July 1990Reference 206103Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places68 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 January 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
76 - 78 Bedford Street, DERBY, DE22 3PD · More nurseries in DE22
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Bedford Street, Radcliffe Drive West and Rowditch Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Rykneld Rec6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Tubby Bear's Play Zone playground12 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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The Cottage Private Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 76 - 78 Bedford Street, DERBY, DE22 3PD, in New Zealand, Derby. It is registered for 68 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 16 reviews (November 2026). It is run by The Cottage Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by The Cottage Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Bemrose School All-throughages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.2 miles
- Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.3 miles
- Firs Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.3 miles
- Becket Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Ashgate Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- Stonehill Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.6 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.7 miles
- Ashgate Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 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 The Cottage Private Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Cottage Private Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 14 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Cottage Private Day Nursery take?
The Cottage Private Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 68 children at any one time.
Who runs The Cottage Private Day Nursery?
The Cottage Private Day Nursery is run by The Cottage Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Cottage Private Day Nursery?
Derby is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Cottage Private Day Nursery?
You can call 01332 346500 and visit cottagenursery.co.uk.
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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 206103 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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