Food
Freshly prepared meals, breakfast, snacks, and light tea included in funded sessions. Optional lunch for £3.50 or bring your own packed lunch. Packed lunches not recommended for baby unit.
Little Scholars Littleover
Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2023)
Number of places
69 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2023
Local authority
Derby
About this day nursery
Little Scholars Littleover provides a nurturing and stimulating environment for children from birth to five years old, catering to various age groups with specially designed rooms for babies (0-2 years), "Tweenies" (2-3 years), and preschoolers (3-5 years). The nursery focuses on fostering an exciting journey through all areas of development, including personal, social, and emotional growth, communication, literacy, mathematics, expressive arts, understanding the world, and physical development.
They offer flexible sessions, including full days, mornings, and afternoons, with options for government-funded hours stretched across 51 weeks a year. Meals are freshly prepared on-site, with breakfast, snacks, and a light tea included in funded sessions, and an optional lunch for an additional charge.
The nursery prides itself on its dedicated and experienced team, offering a rich curriculum and extensive facilities designed to encourage imagination and learning. They also provide a holiday club for primary-aged children during school breaks and maintain transparent policies regarding invoicing and additional charges.
What it's like
Children happily enter the nursery and are warmly welcomed by staff. Staff supervise children well and are attentive to their needs. They gently support and encourage children, which helps them to settle quickly and gives them the confidence to engage in different activities.
Government funding availableFlexible session optionsFreshly prepared mealsDedicated and experienced staff
Pricing & funding
This nursery charges daily rates differentiated by age for under and over twos. Half-day morning and afternoon sessions are also available. Government funding is accepted with term-time or stretched options, though some funded sessions incur an additional daily lunch charge.
Funding accepted
15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
Good to know
- Stretched funding of 22.5 hours per week is available across 51 weeks.
- Specific funded session options are available for babies from 9 months and children over 2 years.
- Funded sessions may incur a daily lunch charge.
- Late collection and late payment fees apply.
Key facts
Session types
Full Day, Morning Sessions, Afternoon Sessions, Funded Session Options
Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 7.45am until 6pm
Age range
0-5 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
1997
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Little Scholars Littleover
Last inspected 13 February 2023 · Kate Scheel
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
Children happily enter the nursery and are warmly welcomed by staff. Staff supervise children well and are attentive to their needs. They gently support and encourage children, which helps them to settle quickly and gives them the confidence to engage in different activities.
Inspector highlights
- Staff know children well, enabling them to plan meaningful activities that follow children's interests, build on their skills and help them to make progress.
- Children are well supported to develop their independence skills and receive praise from staff, which helps them to develop positive self-esteem.
- Staff value children as individuals and show interest in their thoughts and ideas, encouraging them to share experiences from home and understand different cultural events.
- Children develop a love of books and reading, listening with interest during group story times and reflecting on characters' feelings.
- Children are well behaved and develop good manners and social skills, supported by positive relationships with peers and staff. They confidently use mathematical knowledge when playing.
Areas to develop
- 1support staff in implementing ways to value children's home languages
- 2review the organisation of the lunchtime routine in pre-school to ensure it supports all children effectively.
Inspection #10234580 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
Outdoor space
Children thoroughly enjoy their outdoor play experiences, having fun with friends, sharing and taking turns on the play equipment. Children practise and develop physical skills, using the apparatus to climb and balance, and develop good coordination and strength using scooters and wheeled toys.
Parent Reviews of Little Scholars Littleover
4.5
(2)
Andrea Franklin-Hall
7 years ago
What can I say...Wonderful nursery and the transformation inside and out over the last 12 months has been nothing short of amazing! My daughter started at 12 months, is now 2 and loves going. Her development has come on in leaps and bounds and that's down to the great staff encouraging and nurturing her needs and also supporting me as a parent with any concerns I have. Updates are given daily and access to a app showing posts, photos and videos along with development/learning assesments reviewing each learning period. Great varied menu too so no longer a fussy eater. I would definitley recommend to any parent looking for a great childcare provider when returning to work..
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Emma Walton
10 years ago
Fantastic nursery setting. Friendly knowledgeable staff who really helped to settle my 10 month old son. Fun and exciting activities for them to do throughout the day. Great outdoor space which was an important factor for me when choosing for my son as he loves outdoors. Very accommodating for individual needs.
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Inspection history
Date: December 2010
- February 2023Good
- February 2017Good
- December 2013Good
- December 2010Good
Frequently asked about Little Scholars Littleover
About the setting
Little Scholars Littleover registered in 1997 and is located in Derby. The nursery employs 11 members of childcare staff, with nine holding appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, all year round, from 7.45am until 6pm, and provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
- URN
- 509197
- Registered person
- Little Scholars Limited
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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