What Ofsted grade does Scallywags Nursery have?

Scallywags Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 24 March 2026. Its most common grade is needs attention in 2 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Scallywags Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Scallywags Nursery for 140 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Derby has 68.

How much does Scallywags Nursery cost?

Scallywags 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 Scallywags 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 Scallywags Nursery how it offers them.

When was Scallywags Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Scallywags Nursery on 24 March 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Scallywags Nursery?

Nearby in DE73: Playdays Opportunity Group, Orchard Private Day Nursery, Orchard Nursery School.

Scallywags Nursery

Day nursery in Derby, DE73.

Rowallan Way, Chellaston, Derby, DE73 5WX

140 places

2014 registered with Ofsted

45 of 54 in our Derby ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Needs attention in 2 of 6 Inspected 24 March 2026

Ofsted report card for Scallywags 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	Needs attention	Not yet at the expected standard; the nursery has to improve this.
Leadership and governance	Needs attention	Not yet at the expected standard; the nursery has to improve this.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Scallywags 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.

Scallywags Nursery against Derby

	Scallywags Nursery	Derby average
Places	140	68
Ofsted outcome	Needs attention in 2 of 6	81% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Scallywags Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Scallywags Nursery have?: Scallywags Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 24 March 2026. Its most common grade is needs attention in 2 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Scallywags Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Scallywags Nursery for 140 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Derby has 68.
How much does Scallywags Nursery cost?: Scallywags 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 Scallywags 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 Scallywags Nursery how it offers them.
When was Scallywags Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Scallywags Nursery on 24 March 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Scallywags Nursery?: Nearby in DE73: Playdays Opportunity Group, Orchard Private Day Nursery, Orchard Nursery School.

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.