Full-day nursery in Larklands, Derbyshire
Toddlers University
Toddlers University, Park Road, Ilkeston, DE7 5DR · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Toddlers University, Park Road, Ilkeston, DE7 5DR · More nurseries in DE7
Stations
- Ilkeston19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Larklands, Heathfield Avenue and Park Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Chaucer Old Park6 min walk
- Larklands Play Area playground5 min walk
- Chaucer Park Play Area playground8 min walk
- Gordon Street Play Area playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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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Toddlers University is a full-day nursery at Toddlers University, Park Road, Ilkeston, DE7 5DR, in Larklands, Derbyshire. It is registered for 66 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 10 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Toddlers Uni Limited.
Run by Toddlers Uni Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toddlers UniversityThis 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
- Larklands Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Kensington Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- Chaucer Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected September 2024 0.4 miles
- Chaucer Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.5 miles
- Field House Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- Hallam Fields Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.8 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 1.1 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 Toddlers University's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Toddlers University Good at its inspection on 2 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Toddlers University take?
Toddlers University is registered with Ofsted for up to 66 children at any one time.
Who runs Toddlers University?
Toddlers University is run by Toddlers Uni Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Toddlers University?
Ilkeston is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Toddlers University?
You can call 0115 944 4294 and visit toddlersuni.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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY500179 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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