Shining Stars Nursery
OutstandingTakes funded hours★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Derby for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in February 2025. Open since 2016, with 52 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 & 30 hours government funding.
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
DE23 6WWWhat 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, 13 February 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this exceptional nursery where nurture and inclusion are at the heart of everything that staff strive to achieve. Children arrive full of enthusiasm for the day ahead. They immediately engage with the highly stimulating and inviting learning experiences that surround them. Staff show deep respect for children's unique learning styles and individual needs. They skilfully build a meaningful and engaging curriculum that ensures every child builds on their existing knowledge and skills. All children make rapid progress from their starting points. Children continue on their educational journey with high levels of confidence, independence and motivation. Staff immerse children in an environment that is rich in language.
Children hear and absorb ambitious vocabulary as they playfully engage with staff.
For example, when children make sand towers, staff introduce the word 'collapse'.
- 13 February 2025Outstanding Safeguarding: Yes
- 16 May 2019Good
- 5 June 2018Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Shining Stars Nursery
- What it costs
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.