Full-day nursery in Corby, North Northamptonshire
Zig Zag Day Nursery Corby
United Reformed Church, Elizabeth Street, CORBY, NN17 1PN · 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 2017Reference EY544211Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places62 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 March 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
United Reformed Church, Elizabeth Street, CORBY, NN17 1PN · More nurseries in NN17
Stations
- Corby12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
19 bus stops within 400 m, including Elizabeth Street, (Corby) Surgery and Windsor Place.
Parks and playgrounds
- Coronation Park2 min walk
- West Glebe Park5 min walk
- Exeter Open Space12 min walk
- West Glebe Park Under 10's playground5 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 North Northamptonshire there are about 3.5 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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Zig Zag Day Nursery Corby is a full-day nursery at United Reformed Church, Elizabeth Street, CORBY, NN17 1PN, in Corby, North Northamptonshire. It is registered for 62 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 3.7 from 3 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Zig Zag Day Nursery Limited.
Run by Zig Zag Day Nursery Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zig Zag Day Nursery CorbyThis 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
- Exeter A Learning Community Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Hazel Leys Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- Rockingham Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.8 miles
- Studfall Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.8 miles
- Studfall Infant Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.8 miles
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corby Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.8 miles
- Corby Old Village Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.9 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 Zig Zag Day Nursery Corby's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Zig Zag Day Nursery Corby Good at its inspection on 15 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Zig Zag Day Nursery Corby take?
Zig Zag Day Nursery Corby is registered with Ofsted for up to 62 children at any one time.
Who runs Zig Zag Day Nursery Corby?
Zig Zag Day Nursery Corby is run by Zig Zag Day Nursery Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Zig Zag Day Nursery Corby?
Corby is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Zig Zag Day Nursery Corby?
You can call 01536 353117 and visit www.zigzagcorby.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 EY544211 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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