Full-day nursery in New Zealand, Derby
Thornhill Day Nursery - Tommies Childcare
10 Thornhill Road, Off Albany Road, Derby, DE22 3LX · 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 November 2018Reference 2498864Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 May 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places70 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 January 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
10 Thornhill Road, Off Albany Road, Derby, DE22 3LX · More nurseries in DE22
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Albany Road West, Albany Road and Manor Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Rykneld Rec10 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 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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Thornhill Day Nursery - Tommies Childcare is a full-day nursery at 10 Thornhill Road, Off Albany Road, Derby, DE22 3LX, in New Zealand, Derby. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 50 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Tommies Childcare Ltd.
Run by Tommies Childcare Ltd (company), which runs 7 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 0.6 miles
- Brackensdale Spencer Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Ashgate Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.7 miles
- Firs Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.7 miles
- Ashgate Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Becket Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Royal School for the Deaf Derby ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 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 Thornhill Day Nursery - Tommies Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Thornhill Day Nursery - Tommies Childcare Good at its inspection on 19 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Thornhill Day Nursery - Tommies Childcare take?
Thornhill Day Nursery - Tommies Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
Who runs Thornhill Day Nursery - Tommies Childcare?
Thornhill Day Nursery - Tommies Childcare is run by Tommies Childcare Ltd, which runs 7 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Thornhill Day Nursery - Tommies Childcare?
Derby is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Thornhill Day Nursery - Tommies Childcare?
You can call 01332 346088 and visit www.tommieschildcare.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 2498864 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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