The Orchard Garden Private Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Derby for babies from a few weeks old up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:15, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2022. Open since 2002, with 107 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We also offer government funded hours for all children aged 2-4 years.
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
DE1 1RXWhat 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.
- 28 April 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 28 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy attending this warm and welcoming nursery. They happily engage in a wide range of interesting activities that focus their attention and help them to develop new skills. Outdoor play experiences are part of the daily routine for all children, and they show delight as they run, jump and practise their large-muscle skills. They confidently select wheeled toys and learn to carefully navigate their way around the painted road on the playground. Attentive staff are close by to show children how to push down on pedals or for when younger children need a guiding hand to jump off climbing blocks. Children develop strong relationships with staff which help them to feel safe and secure and to develop their emotional resilience.
Children make good progress with their language and communication skills through the skilful interactions of staff. Older children confidently engage in conversations with adults and their friends and use their developing vocabulary to describe what they are doing. When playing a game with a friend, a child shouts out, 'Look, I'm the winner,' while another runs through a puddle and says with excitement, 'Big splash!'
Children learn to use mathematical language and vocabulary accurately during their play, for example when counting blocks to make a tower and when describing positions and comparing sizes. Babies watch with fascination as staff respond enthusiastically to their babbling sounds and gurgles. Staff hold their attention by making different facial expressions for them to copy.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - monitor how staff identify and plan for next steps to ensure they are more clearly linked to the prime areas of learning and children's individual needs.
- 28 October 2022Good
- 10 February 2017Good
- 20 August 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Orchard Garden Private Day Nursery
- What it costs
- 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.
- 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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