Opening hours
Monday to Friday from 7.30am until 6pm
The Kid Company
Ofsted: Outstanding
(May 2025)
Number of places
30 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2025
Local authority
Derbyshire
About this day nursery
30am until 6pm, providing outstanding childcare for children aged 0-4 years. Children arrive at the nursery with enthusiasm, ready to engage in a curriculum skilfully planned by dedicated leaders to meet their individual needs and evolving interests.
Staff foster exceptionally strong bonds with children and their families, ensuring all children thrive in a happy and secure environment. The nursery has extremely high expectations for behaviour, supporting children through excellent role-modelling and sensitive guidance, which helps them become well-prepared for their next stage in education.
The setting prides itself on its exceptional partnership working, with parents highly praising the children's progress and the supportive family community. Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, receive the highest levels of care and support to reach their full potential.
The ambitious curriculum is thoughtfully adapted to individual needs, with early support swiftly put in place. Outdoor learning is a key feature, with children having immense fun exploring the garden, developing their physical skills through challenging and engaging experiences, and learning to manage risks safely.
A language-rich environment and high-quality interactions with staff foster highly confident and skilled communicators, with children using ambitious vocabulary and showing a deep appreciation for books through regular storytelling and singing. Children also excel in written communication, confidently making marks and recording letters and words they have learned.
What it's like
Children enter the nursery full of enthusiasm and excitement. Staff adapt the environment and routines so that all children thrive and feel happy and secure, with exceptionally strong bonds with children and their families. They have extremely high expectations for children's behaviour and support them through excellent role-modelling and sensitive guidance, which helps children to be extremely well prepared for the next stage in their education.
Inspirational leadershipExceptional partnershipStrong mathematical awarenessExcellent communication skillsImmersive learning experiencesPhysical development in the garden
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for The Kid Company
Last inspected 29 May 2025
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
What it's like to attend
Children enter the nursery full of enthusiasm and excitement. Staff adapt the environment and routines so that all children thrive and feel happy and secure, with exceptionally strong bonds with children and their families. They have extremely high expectations for children's behaviour and support them through excellent role-modelling and sensitive guidance, which helps children to be extremely well prepared for the next stage in their education.
Inspector highlights
- Inspirational leaders and managers ensure staff are highly motivated and strive to achieve the highest standards.
- Children become immersed in an array of high-quality learning experiences, developing strong mathematical awareness.
- Exceptional partnership working is a key strength, with parents speaking extremely highly of the nursery.
- Children excel in their ability to convey meaning to others through written communication.
- Children have immense fun exploring the garden, and their physical development is incredibly well supported.
Inspection #10388684 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents speak extremely highly of the nursery and comment on the immense progress that children make during their time there.
Parents recognise that children develop essential skills that enable them to be confident learners.
They value the family community created by the team as a whole, which helps children to flourish and succeed.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
All children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, reach their full potential as they receive the highest levels of care and support. The staff are highly skilled and committed to ensuring that the ambitious curriculum is thoughtfully adapted to meet individual needs. Any additional needs are swiftly identified through precise assessment, and early support is put into place. Additional funding is carefully monitored to ensure it has the most impact on securing the best outcomes for children.
Outdoor space
Children have immense fun exploring the garden. Their physical development is incredibly well supported through a wide variety of challenging and engaging experiences. Older babies relish moving their bodies in different ways. Children learn to manage risks and carefully consider how best to keep themselves and others safe.
Parent Reviews of The Kid Company
4.0
(4)
Jess Ruffell
a year ago
A fantastic nursery full of amazing staff that genuinely care about the children they look after. My daughter has thrived and come on so much since starting here at 9 months old. I would recommend this nursery to anyone. Thank you for helping my baby girl grow every day 😊
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Abby Ball
a year ago
The MOST AMAZING nursery!! My little boy moved here a few months ago and honestly the best thing we ever did. Staff are amazing and always go above and beyond. My little boy is so happy here and you can tell they are such a good team together and love their jobs. My little boy always comes home with a smile on his face, I can tell he loves it and is so happy here.
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Hayley T
a year ago
A really lovely little nursery, staff are friendly helpful and very supporting of the babies and toddlers in their care. Respect always used and regular updates on your child’s progress is always a pleasure for the team to share with parents as much as it is to hear it.
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Richard Gardiner
a year ago
Currently going through a custody battle with my ex. This nursery has picked a side and blocked me from seeing my child when I took some presents round for him. Although my ex has been granted custody of my child until the next court hearing, there is nothing in place preventing me from seeing my son….apart from this nursery.
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Inspection history
Improved from Good → Outstanding in 2025
Date: April 2014
- May 2025Outstanding
- July 2019Good
- May 2016Good
- April 2014Good
Frequently asked about The Kid Company
About the setting
The Kid Company LLP registered in 2012. The nursery employs 10 members of childcare staff, with a range of qualifications including a teaching qualification, level 6, level 5, level 3, and level 2. The nursery opens Monday to Friday from 7.30am until 6pm, all year round, and provides funded early education and care for children aged from nine months up to four years.
- URN
- EY439532
- Registered person
- The Kid Company UK LLP
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Previous rating
- Good
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