Mickleover Methodist Preschool
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Mickleover for from 2 years 6 months up to 5 year olds, open sessions in term time, often mornings. £6.00 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2025. Open since 1967, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year.
| Age | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | £6.003.15 to 4.00 pm £22.009.15 to 12.15 pm or 1.00 to 4.00 pm, 3 hrs £44.009.15 to 3.15 pm, 6 hrs £50.009.15 to 4.00 pm, 6.8 hrs |
Funded hours
Government funding available up to 30 hours.
Worth knowing. We do not charge wrap around fees for access to funded hours.
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
DE3 9GHWhat 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.
- 30 July 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 25 February 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled at the pre-school. They complete a self-registration activity with their parents on arrival and quickly join in with activities. Children display strong bonds with staff and approach them for cuddles. Staff are patient and kind as they demonstrate a genuine interest in what children want to tell them.
Generally, children behave well. On occasion, when children demonstrate unwanted behaviour, staff deal with this swiftly. They explain to children why their behaviour is not acceptable and the potential consequences of it. Staff have high expectations of children and support them to use a brush to clean up when they make a mess.
Children play well with their friends. They use their imagination to build a castle from craft materials and display good attitudes to teamwork and problem-solving.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to have a clear understanding of the curriculum intent and ensure their teaching is focused on what they want children to learn next n review the deployment of staff to provide purposeful interactions for children to build on their existing skills and knowledge.
- 25 February 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 22 March 2019Good
- 10 June 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
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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 £6.00 a session 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.