Little Plums Nursery Ilkeston
Ofsted report card May 2026Takes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open a few years
A day nursery in Ilkeston for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £78.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Inspected under Ofsted's new report card in May 2026. Open since 2024, with 47 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
51 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Session | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £78.00 | £50.00Half Day | £390.00Full Week |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- 10% Adhoc Private Sessionsif not a regular ongoing booked pattern, will incur a 10% surcharge on
- £1.00 per 15 minutes Late collection chargerounded up to nearest 15mins
- £17.00 an hour Bolt on HourAdditional hour to bolt on to an existing booked session (subject to
- £25.00 Late payment chargeand then per month that it remains outstanding.
- £25.00 Session amendment admin charge
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £6.00 a day mealsFor a part or fully funded sessions
- £7.43 an hour Full DaysWhen all available funded hours for the week have been used, the
- £10.00 an hour Half daysWhen all available funded hours for the week have been used, the
Funded hours
Up to 30 hours a week during term time; New Government Funded hours are available for +9 month olds, 2, 3, & 4-Year-Olds.
Worth knowing. Funded Hours are deducted first from the session at zero cost. We offer stretched funded hours, where the funded hours are stretched across 51 weeks of the year. When all available funded hours for the week have been used, the remaining hours for the part funded session are chargeable. Half days – £10 per hour. Full Days – £7.43 per hour. For a part or fully funded sessions, meals have a set daily charge – £6.
What childcare usually costs in Derbyshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Derbyshire 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
DE7 9HEWhat Ofsted found, area by area
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives a standard in each of seven areas rather than one overall grade. Expected standard means it is doing what it should.
Still missing for Little Plums Nursery Ilkeston
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £78.00 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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