Derby Montessori School
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Derby for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2024. Open since 2014, with 43 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Derby
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Derby from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
DE22 3NJWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 2 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff greet children warmly on arrival. Children are happy to attend the nursery and quickly engage in activities demonstrating they are comfortable in their surroundings. Staff develop caring relationships with children and their families.
The settling-in process is flexible to provide parents with reassurance that their children are ready to begin attending the nursery. Staff engage with, and encourage children throughout the day. This helps to build children's confidence and resilience and supports children in having a good attitude to learning. For example, staff encourage children to take risks outdoors and use the stilts to balance on. They teach them effectively how to catch a ball and learn how to score in the basketball net. Children jump through hoops and run around the area. This helps to develop their physical skills and strengthen their large muscles.
Staff facilitate role play that allows children to re-enact their lived experiences.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review and improve the planning of group activities so all children can experience the same learning opportunities n support staff to be aware of how they model effective language to young children, to ensure children can extend their vocabulary n develop ways to ensure that all parents are receiving relevant information about the nursery and their child's current learning, so they can help build continued learning at home.
- 2 October 2024Good
- 18 October 2018Good
- 9 September 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Derby Montessori School
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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