Whitehouse Day Nursery (Oakwood)
Good★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Derby for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 March 2023. Open since 2013, with 91 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 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
DE21 4QZWhat 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, 3 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and eager to learn in this nurturing environment. They are confident and demonstrate a sense of belonging. For instance, when children arrive, they look for their names for self-registration. Furthermore, family photographs are displayed to show children who are special to them. Children are engaged in their play and develop positive relationships with their peers and staff.
For example, three-year-old children play cooperatively together in the role-play area. They talk about the sequence of washing the pots in the play kitchen. They remember to stack plates with the largest on the bottom, so they do not topple over.
Children develop their physical skills through a range of stimulating experiences.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consistently deliver a curriculum that supports all children to be even more confident communicators.
- 3 March 2023Good
- 8 December 2017Good
- 4 June 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Whitehouse Day Nursery (Oakwood)
- 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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