What Ofsted grade does Little Oaks Nursery have?

Little Oaks Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 4 February 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in all 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Little Oaks Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Little Oaks Nursery for 42 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Derby has 68.

How much does Little Oaks Nursery cost?

Little Oaks Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in East Midlands charges £165 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Little Oaks Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Little Oaks Nursery how it offers them.

When was Little Oaks Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Little Oaks Nursery on 4 February 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Little Oaks Nursery?

Nearby in DE23: Sunnyhill Day Nursery Limited, Little Scholars Nursery, Playcorner Nursery.

Little Oaks Nursery

Day nursery in Derby, DE23.

Derby Grammar School, Rykneld Road, Littleover, Derby, DE23 4BX

42 places

2025 registered with Ofsted

8 of 54 in our Derby ranking

£123 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, East Midlands average

What Ofsted found

Expected standard in all 6 Inspected 4 February 2026

Ofsted report card for Little Oaks Nursery
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Little Oaks Nursery sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in East Midlands, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£128	£404
2 years old	£130	£411
3 to 4 years old	£123	£389

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Little Oaks Nursery against Derby

	Little Oaks Nursery	Derby average
Places	42	68
Ofsted outcome	Expected standard in all 6	81% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Little Oaks Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Little Oaks Nursery have?: Little Oaks Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 4 February 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in all 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Little Oaks Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Little Oaks Nursery for 42 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Derby has 68.
How much does Little Oaks Nursery cost?: Little Oaks Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in East Midlands charges £165 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Little Oaks Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Little Oaks Nursery how it offers them.
When was Little Oaks Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Little Oaks Nursery on 4 February 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Little Oaks Nursery?: Nearby in DE23: Sunnyhill Day Nursery Limited, Little Scholars Nursery, Playcorner Nursery.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.