Outstanding
104 placesDE22 1AF01332 344800
East Midlands
Childcare in Derby
224 registered providers with 4,651 places, up 4.7% since December 2021.
55day nurseries
92childminders
44after-school clubs
108newly registered since 2021
43.2%rated Good or better
127closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 24.6% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
Outstanding
55 placesDE3 9FN01332 512484
Outstanding
52 placesDE23 6WW01332 293239
Outstanding
27 placesDE22 3PD01332 346500
Report card Mar 2026
140 placesDE73 5WX01332705070
Good
128 placesDE21 6AH01332 372245
Good
118 placesDE22 1BJ01332 346878
Good
116 placesDE22 4EN01332521888
Good
110 placesDE21 2SF01332 544321
Good
109 placesDE23 3TZ01332 518888
Good
107 placesDE1 1RX01332 370497
Good
96 placesDE22 1GQ01332 366223
Report card Mar 2026
91 placesDE24 8AJ01332 224288
Good
86 placesDE3 9AX01332 515100
Good
84 placesDE22 3AD01332 366663
Good
82 placesDE3 9AJ01332 510808
Good
79 placesDE24 0JR01332 755533
Good
76 placesDE23 1DG01332 774413
Good
74 placesDE23 8DH01332 774255
Good
70 placesDE22 3LX01332346088
Good
70 placesDE24 9HG01332 770167
Good
69 placesDE23 3EY01332 760619
Good
68 placesDE22 3PD01332 346500
Good
65 placesDE21 2DF01332 281978
Good
61 placesDE22 4FN07758953596
Good
60 placesDE24 8BF07711118454
Good
55 placesDE73 6RF01332 705016
Good
54 placesDE24 0PA01332 755455
Good
50 placesDE73 6TU07842097445
Good
50 placesDE23 8DD01332723138
Good
50 placesDE22 2HE07792 755 810
Good
45 placesDE24 0GW07800602065
Good
45 placesDE21 4AA01332 987686
Good
45 placesDE24 0JP01332 572387
Good
45 placesDE73 6RF01332 703204
Good
43 placesDE22 3NJ01332346333
Good
42 placesDE21 6LN07468 097038
Good
40 placesDE23 8GD01332 613513
Good
38 placesDE22 3HQ01332 265593
Good
36 placesDE24 9HY07852718722
Good
36 placesDE21 6HP01332 677660
Good
35 placesDE3 9GB07789 393172
Good
32 placesDE24 0DD07983704663
Good
31 placesDE23 1GQ01332271608
Good
30 placesDE22 2FN07934380561
Good
28 placesDE23 6SB01332 372453
Good
26 placesDE3 9GH07811 756 532
Good
26 placesDE23 1PX07970382972
Good
26 placesDE23 3TZ07738974962
Good
24 placesDE23 6GT07889 347855
Good
16 placesDE24 9SF07841911628
Inadequate
28 placesDE23 8ER07747468926
Not yet inspected
126 placesDE22 1AE01332321943
Not yet inspected
120 placesDE23 8PB01332891444
Not yet inspected
100 placesDE23 6AH01332 386104
Report card Feb 2026
92 placesDE23 8DN01332 317992
Not yet inspected
72 placesDE22 2HE07946608037
Not yet inspected
70 placesDE3 0BW07984908836
Not yet inspected
60 placesDE22 2QL07984908836
Not yet inspected
59 placesDE3 9FH07881598180
No longer open
Settings that have closed
Worked out by comparing consecutive Ofsted releases; the closure falls in the six months before the date shown.
| Setting | Town | Places it had | Last rating | Gone by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bizzy Kidz | Derby | 90 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Schools Out Holiday Club | Derby | 45 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Shelton-Lock Pre-School | Derby | 42 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Premier WAC @ Carlyle Infs | Derby | 7 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Kipmcgrath Education Centre Derby South | Derby | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Genius Tuition Holiday Club Derby | Derby | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Derwent Stepping Stones @ St James | Derby | 47 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Mac's Club | Derby | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Mac's Club | Derby | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Mac's Club | Derby | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Sinfin Community Childcare | Derby | 30 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Y Kidz | Derby | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Y-Kidz at Redwood | Derby | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Y-Kidz Holiday Activity and Food programme Dale Community Primary school | Derby | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| The Orange Tree Day Nursery @ Derby | Derby | 96 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Chuckles Pre-School | Derby | 30 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Shelton-Lock Pre-School | Derby | 25 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Y Kidz | Derby | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Bridge the Gap | Derby | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Premier Breakfast Club @ Wren Park Primary | Derby | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Busy Bees Pre-School | Derby | 36 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Shining Stars Nursery | Derby | 34 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Mac's Club | Derby | 25 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Mac's Club | Derby | 15 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Kip McGrath Education Centre Derby West | Derby | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Premier Education Holiday Camp @ Noel Baker Academy | Derby | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Premier Holiday Camp @ Firs Primary | Derby | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Premier Education Holiday Camp @ St Philip Church | Derby | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Premier Education Holiday Camp @ Spondon Cricket Club | Derby | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Premier Camps @ Portway Jnrs | Derby | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Premier Holiday Club @ Wyndham Academy | Derby | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Y-Kidz Holiday Activity and Food programme | Derby | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Kip McGrath Derby Central | Derby | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Kingfisher Day Nursery | Derby | 48 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Kingfisher Day Nursery | Derby | 20 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| YMCA Y-Kidz @ Ashgate Primary School | Derby | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Y-Kidz Holiday Activity and Food programme St Alkmunds Church | Derby | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Spring - First Steps | Derby | 57 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Diamonds Day Nursery | Alvaston | 54 | Inadequate | Dec 2023 |
| Bramble Brook Holiday Club | Derby | 42 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| First Friends After School Club | Derby | 32 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Bramble Brook Pre-School Playgroup | Derby | 32 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Little Owls Nursery | Derby | 30 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Positive Steps Childcare | Derby | 26 | Needs improvement | Dec 2023 |
| Becket Wraparound | Derby | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| YMCA Y Kidz at St John Fisher | Derby | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Dandelions Pre-School | Mackworth, Derby | 32 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Boulton Lane Park Pre-school Playgroup | Derby | 26 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| An-Noor Nursery | Derby | 20 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Wrap Around Club @ Becket Primary School | Derby | 12 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Multi Sports Holiday Club | Derby | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Schools Out Holiday Club | Derby | 140 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Energy Kidz @ Ridgeway | Derby | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Derwent Stepping Stones at Brackensdale | Derby | 38 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Littlesteps Preschool | Derby | 28 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| JumpingCAMP Littleover | Derby | 21 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Activate Camps@Derby High School | Derby | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Jumpingcamp Markeaton Park | Derby | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Bright Horizons Derby Day Nursery and Preschool | Derby | 76 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Leapfrogs Pre-Sch Trust | Derby | 62 | Good | Jun 2022 |