Full-day nursery in Attenborough, Nottinghamshire
The Secret Garden Pre-School (Attenborough)
The Strand, Nottingham, NG9 6AU · 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 January 2018Reference EY556296Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 July 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 October 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
The Strand, Nottingham, NG9 6AU · More nurseries in NG9
Stations
- Attenborough5 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
1 bus stop within 400 m, including Ireton Grove.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 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 Nottinghamshire there are about 3.2 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 Secret Garden Pre-School (Attenborough) is a full-day nursery at The Strand, Nottingham, NG9 6AU, in Attenborough, Nottinghamshire. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Secret Garden Childcare Limited.
Run by Secret Garden Childcare Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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| The Secret Garden Pre-School (Attenborough)This nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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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 Lanes Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2022 1.1 miles
- Chetwynd Spencer Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.1 miles
- Beeston Rylands Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.2 miles
- Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 1.2 miles
- Trent Vale Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.3 miles
- Eskdale Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 1.3 miles
- Grange Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.4 miles
- Toton Banks Road 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 February 2025 1.4 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 Secret Garden Pre-School (Attenborough)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Secret Garden Pre-School (Attenborough) Good at its inspection on 13 July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Secret Garden Pre-School (Attenborough) take?
The Secret Garden Pre-School (Attenborough) is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
Who runs The Secret Garden Pre-School (Attenborough)?
The Secret Garden Pre-School (Attenborough) is run by Secret Garden Childcare Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Secret Garden Pre-School (Attenborough)?
Attenborough is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY556296 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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