Full-day nursery in Alvaston, Derby
Tiny Tots Nursery
93 Shardlow Road, Alvaston, DERBY, DE24 0JP · 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 February 2016Reference EY497405Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places45 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 April 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
93 Shardlow Road, Alvaston, DERBY, DE24 0JP · More nurseries in DE24
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Nunsfield Drive, The Lodge and Walnut Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Keldholme Lane Park11 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 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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Tiny Tots Nursery is a full-day nursery at 93 Shardlow Road, Alvaston, DERBY, DE24 0JP, in Alvaston, Derby. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 4 reviews (October 2026).
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| Tiny Tots NurseryThis 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
- Alvaston Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.2 miles
- Alvaston Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2024 0.2 miles
- Oakwood Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- Wyndham Spencer Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Oakwood Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- Oak Grange Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.8 miles
- Landau Forte Academy Moorhead Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 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 Tiny Tots Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tiny Tots Nursery Good at its inspection on 26 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tiny Tots Nursery take?
Tiny Tots Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Tiny Tots Nursery?
Spondon is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Tiny Tots Nursery?
You can call 01332 572387 and visit www.tinytotsderby.co.uk.
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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 EY497405 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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