Childcare in Ilkeston
Ilkeston has 12 day nurseries, 3 pre-schools, 8 school nursery classes, 5 childminders and 11 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 14 of them and rated 13 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 25 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £30 to £52, typically £50. Across Derbyshire there are 31 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Derbyshire, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 167 school nursery classes across Derbyshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
39 settings, best rated first. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Jun 2026Closed Kip McGrath Ilkeston Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed The Rocking Horse Childcare Centre Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened JPAC LTD @ Cotmanhay Junior School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Ilkeston Tuition Centre Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened The Rocking Horse Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Penguin Play Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Junior Adventures Group @ Scargill DE7 Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed S4K Camp - Charlotte Infant School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed The Lanes Out of School Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed West Point House Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Magic Roundabout Nurseries Ltd Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Warren, Nathaniel
What people ask about childcare in Ilkeston
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Ilkeston?
Of the 5 full-day rates published by settings in Ilkeston, the typical price is £50 a day, ranging from £30 to £52. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Ilkeston take funded hours?
16 of the 39 settings in Ilkeston are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Ilkeston rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 14 settings Ofsted has inspected in Ilkeston hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Ilkeston take babies?
28 settings in Ilkeston are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Ilkeston?
Derbyshire has 31 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
Towns close to Ilkeston
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.