Session types
Full day care, Short days, Mornings only, Afternoons only
Rydale Children's Nursery
Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2022)
Number of places
116 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2022
Local authority
Derby
About this day nursery
Rydale Children's Nursery in Derby is an Ofsted-rated "Good" facility offering a safe, secure, and enjoyable environment for children. It caters to children from 3 months to 11 years across various rooms and an afterschool club.
The dedicated management team oversees Room Seniors, Nursery Nurses, and Apprentices, ensuring continuous training and adherence to the latest sector developments. Located in the heart of Mackworth, close to local schools, Rydale Children's Nursery operates 51 weeks a year, from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm, closing for one week during Christmas.
The nursery prides itself on its caring and long-standing staff, large indoor and outdoor spaces, freshly homemade meals, and a strong focus on individual children and inclusivity. Their vision is to be a place where children can flourish, with a mission to uphold the highest standards in a warm community setting, fostering learning, development, and growth to full potential.
The nursery values are passionate, homely, ambitious, happy, and inclusive, aiming to create precious memories and promote positive well-being for all.
Our ethos
Rydale Children's Nursery aims to be a place where children can flourish, upholding the highest standards in a warm community setting. They foster learning, development, and growth to full potential, with stated values of being passionate, homely, ambitious, happy, and inclusive.
What it's like
Children are encouraged by staff to have a go at challenging tasks, and they develop good physical skills and enjoy their achievements. They engage in learning experiences that staff link to their interests, such as making shakers and learning about different sounds. Children build secure bonds with staff who support their transition into the setting well, learning to follow daily routines happily.
Ofsted rated GoodHomemade mealsFlexible sessionsLarge indoor and outdoor spacesAfterschool club
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-oldsTax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request
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Opening hours
7:30 am - 6:00 pm, 51 weeks a year
Age range
3 months to 11 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Food
Freshly homemade meals
Established
2019
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Rydale Children's Nursery
Last inspected 21 September 2022 · Will Good
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Children are encouraged by staff to have a go at challenging tasks, and they develop good physical skills and enjoy their achievements. They engage in learning experiences that staff link to their interests, such as making shakers and learning about different sounds. Children build secure bonds with staff who support their transition into the setting well, learning to follow daily routines happily.
Inspector highlights
- Children are encouraged by staff to have a go at challenging tasks.
- Children develop good physical skills and enjoy their achievements.
- Leaders think about children's learning needs and interests when planning the curriculum.
- Staff support children's communication and language development well.
- Leaders and staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) well.
Areas to develop
- 1improve frequency of coaching for staff so that their interactions to support children's learning are of consistently high quality.
Inspection #10221992 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents are happy with the care provided by the nursery.
They like that all children are treated equally and that their children feel safe with staff.
Parents share that they receive regular updates from staff on their children's development.
They are given ideas about how to support children's learning at home linked to themes at nursery, for example collecting leaves to look at how they change in Autumn.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Leaders and staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) well. They promptly identify when children may need extra support and work well with parents and other agencies to help children with SEND make good progress. They ensure all children are included in the learning experiences available with a strong focus on what each child needs to learn next.
Outdoor space
Leaders expand on children's learning experiences with lots of physical play outside. Inspectors observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.
Parent Reviews of Rydale Children's Nursery
5.0
(7)
Cheryl Crampton
9 months ago
Rydale nursery is very good from baby’s to pre-school ages, they are very up to date with what your child has been doing throughout the day with activities and also what they have had for meals to. I would recommend Rydale as my little boy loves it and learning every day wile he’s there and makes friends really quickly. The staff are very loving to and always there if you need any advice on anything. ⭐️
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Heather Rothon
10 months ago
Both of my boys came to Rydale and I highly recommend this nursery. Staff are friendly, supportive, nurturing and will go the extra mile. I can’t thank them all enough for everything they have done for both of them and for us as parents. 💕
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Kimberley Tudge
9 months ago
Hands down one of the best nurseries around. Cannot recommend rydale enough for all they have done. My daughter come on in leaps and bounds and now my son is doing the same! Victoria and every single staff member do a fantastic job! Thankyou Rydale, keep doing what you do best!❤️
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John Linley
9 months ago
Nursery has been great for my lad he’s come on leaps and bounds since being there and all the staff are great too!
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Richard “Rick” Scarlett
a year ago
Fantastic nursery and afternoon school club, my kids love it there, the staff are so friendly. Highly recommended.
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Inspection history
Date: September 2022
- October 2022Good
- September 2022Good
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