Full-day nursery in Mickleover, Derby
The Cottage Private Day Nursery (Uttoxeter Road)
Uttoxeter Road, Mickleover, DERBY, DE3 9AX · 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 December 2002Reference EY100960Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 August 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places86 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 March 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
Uttoxeter Road, Mickleover, DERBY, DE3 9AX · More nurseries in DE3
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Cavendish Way, Arundel Avenue and Chevin Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground11 min walk
- College Green Walk Play Area 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.
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The Cottage Private Day Nursery (Uttoxeter Road) is a full-day nursery at Uttoxeter Road, Mickleover, DERBY, DE3 9AX, in Mickleover, Derby. It is registered for 86 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 11 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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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ravensdale Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- Brookfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 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 0.5 miles
- Mickleover Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.6 miles
- Wren Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.6 miles
- Derby High School ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Silverhill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.8 miles
- Derby Grammar School ages 4–18has a nursery class 0.9 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 (Uttoxeter Road)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Cottage Private Day Nursery (Uttoxeter Road) Good at its inspection on 20 August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Cottage Private Day Nursery (Uttoxeter Road) take?
The Cottage Private Day Nursery (Uttoxeter Road) is registered with Ofsted for up to 86 children at any one time.
Who runs The Cottage Private Day Nursery (Uttoxeter Road)?
The Cottage Private Day Nursery (Uttoxeter Road) is run by The Cottage Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
How do I contact The Cottage Private Day Nursery (Uttoxeter Road)?
You can call 01332 515100 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 EY100960 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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