Opening hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday : 07:30 - 18:00
Children 1st @ Main Street
Ofsted: Strong standard·
5.0(7 parent reviews)
·18a Main Street, Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 1GR · Derbyshire
Number of places
64 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2025
Local authority
Derbyshire
About this day nursery
Children 1st @ Main Street, operating since 1995 in Nottingham, provides childcare for children aged 0-4 years. The nursery received a 'Good' rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 3rd December 2025.
With opening hours from 07:30 to 18:00, Monday to Friday, the setting caters to children all year round. The curriculum is based on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), and prioritises children's independence and language development, with learning carefully sequenced to build on their prior knowledge.
The dedicated staff team ensures children make excellent progress, supported by strong leadership that uses funding effectively to provide high-quality support and an inclusive environment. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive efficient support and targeted time from staff who adapt their approaches to meet individual needs, drawing on external professionals for specialist support when necessary.
For children learning English as an additional language (EAL), staff work closely with parents to learn key words and signs in their home languages, helping to reduce communication barriers. Outdoor activities are also a key part of the children's experience, with opportunities for physical development on scooters and bikes, and enjoying stories outdoors.
Parents have noted significant improvements in their children's communication and language skills since attending the setting, highlighting the positive impact of the nursery's nurturing and supportive environment.
What it's like
Children at this setting consistently make effective progress and achieve well due to a curriculum designed to meet all their needs. They engage eagerly with the well-planned environment, forming warm, trusting relationships with staff who act as positive role models. Practitioners skillfully introduce new vocabulary and promote communication, fostering a love of reading and strengthening language skills.
Excellent ProgressStrong LeadershipInclusive EnvironmentEYFS CurriculumEffective SEND Support
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All_year
Established
1995
Ofsted Inspection — new report card
Strong standard
Last inspected Dec 2025
Grade summary
Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
—
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.
Category grades
AchievementStrong standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating
Last inspected 3 December 2025
What it's like to attend
Children at this setting consistently make effective progress and achieve well due to a curriculum designed to meet all their needs. They engage eagerly with the well-planned environment, forming warm, trusting relationships with staff who act as positive role models. Practitioners skillfully introduce new vocabulary and promote communication, fostering a love of reading and strengthening language skills.
Inspector highlights
- Children make excellent progress and achieve well from their starting points, being exceedingly well prepared for their next stages in learning.
- Leaders and practitioners set high expectations and provide consistent routines, fostering a harmonious and respectful culture.
- Children have warm and trusting relationships with their key person, benefiting from care practices that focus on their emotional and physical development, especially those with wellbeing challenges or special educational needs and/or disabilities.
- Leaders have implemented an ambitious curriculum that prioritises children's independence and language, with learning carefully sequenced.
- The leadership team has a strong understanding of the context and needs of the children and their families, using funding effectively to provide high-quality support and inclusive environments.
Areas to develop
- 1Leaders and those responsible for governance should sustain their work to ensure continued improvement and high standards. They should focus on creating a transformational impact on the outcomes and experiences of disadvantaged children, those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, those who are known (or previously known) to children's social care, and those who may face other barriers to their learning and/or wellbeing.
Inspection #10131232 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children with potential barriers to their learning receive efficient support and targeted time where needed. Children with wellbeing challenges or special educational needs and/or disabilities benefit from care practices that focus on their emotional and physical development. Staff receive targeted training and systematically adapt their approaches to meet children's individual needs, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, drawing on external professionals for specialist support when needed. The inspector spoke with the special educational needs coordinator during the inspection.
Outdoor space
Outdoor activities include staff supporting toddlers to wait for their turn on bikes. Children move confidently around the garden on scooters and bikes, showing good physical and problem-solving skills as they navigate around the track. Toddlers enjoy stories outdoors, with staff modelling how to handle books.
EAL / language support
Staff work closely with parents to learn key words and signs in home languages, which helps children learning English as an additional language to reduce communication barriers and share their wants and needs effectively.
Parent Reviews
5.0
(7)
Gary Moore
3 months ago
We recently moved our son to Children’s 1st on Main Street, and it’s been a fantastic decision. The staff have been incredibly welcoming and brilliant from day one. I truly believe this is the best environment for him to develop and gain the confidence he needs to get ready for school. Highly recommended!
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Catherine Ritchie
2 months ago
Great nursery! Lovely team of staff! Had all 3 children go to children first and never had any issues! All of them have loved there time there
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Sophie Hall
2 months ago
Recently attended the opening day my son Albie loved it he was so happy and he loved that he could play with all the dinosaurs the staff was very welcoming and lovely and we are so happy that he will be starting with you this April thank you 😊
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Charlie Dawson
2 years ago
Absolutely couldn't be happier with this nursery. My son has been in nursery since he was 9 months but I've seen such growth in his confidence and happiness since starting here and he's only been with Children 1st for a couple months. My husband and I always say how happy our son is when he's at nursery and he's never rushing to go home, and he eats so much there too so we know the food is great and he's getting what he needs which puts our minds at ease. The nursery itself is very well equipped and has lots of great areas for the children to explore, much better than most nurseries I've visited and worked at myself, and I can see how the staff absolutely put their all into the children's care and wellbeing. There's never a dull moment and from management to nursery nurses and everyone in between, you are all a credit to the company. Thank you for everything you do for our little man and for helping him thrive! It really has turned into his home away from home, and I know Killian would agree.
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Reeti A
7 years ago
It is a great nursery, my son was not settled in other nursery from more then 6 months and when he started here it takes only one month to settle him now he is happy to go there and learning lots of things I wil give this nursery 5/5. Thank you :-)
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Inspection history
Date: December 2011
The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Good). We're re-checking it against the original report.
- March 2020Good
- February 2016Outstanding
- December 2011Outstanding
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