Full-day nursery in Mapperley, Derbyshire
The Lanes Day Nursery
155 High Lane Central, West Hallam, Ilkeston, DE7 6HU · 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 May 1994Reference 206270Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places42 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 September 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
155 High Lane Central, West Hallam, Ilkeston, DE7 6HU · More nurseries in DE7
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Recreation Ground, Mapperley Lane and Newdigate Arms.
Parks and playgrounds
- High Lane Central Recreation Ground1 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground2 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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The Lanes Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 155 High Lane Central, West Hallam, Ilkeston, DE7 6HU, in Mapperley, Derbyshire. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 10 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Mapperley CofE Controlled Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.6 miles
- Scargill CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Stanley Common Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Inadequateinspected November 2022 1.4 miles
- Granby Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.5 miles
- Ladywood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.5 miles
- Charlotte Nursery and Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected April 2025 1.6 miles
- St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.6 miles
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is The Lanes Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Lanes Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 9 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Lanes Day Nursery take?
The Lanes Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
How do I contact The Lanes Day Nursery?
You can call 0115 944 0810 and visit www.thelanesnursery.com.
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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 206270 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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