Food
Healthy home-cooked meals, snacks and drinks provided, caters for dietary needs.
Whitehouse Day Nursery (Oakwood)
Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2023)
Number of places
91 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2023
Local authority
Derbyshire
About this day nursery
The White House Nursery, a family-operated chain with 7 locations across Derby and Derbyshire, has been providing childcare for over 35 years. Each nursery offers a distinct and enriching environment where children can learn, play, and create lasting memories.
The nursery prides itself on offering flexible childcare solutions, including both 51-week all-year-round and 38-week term-time places to accommodate various family needs. They cater to children aged from 3 months to 5 years, providing healthy, home-cooked meals and accommodating dietary requirements.
The facilities include air-conditioned rooms and spacious gardens, some with roof gardens. The White House Nursery is committed to fostering children's development through carefully planned activities and a focus on secure access and parent communication, offering settling-in sessions, stay and play sessions, parent app updates, and regular progress reports from key workers.
They also provide specialist SEND support and ensure all staff are enhanced DBS checked and first aid trained. The nursery also actively participates in the NDMA.
What it's like
Children are happy and eager to learn in this nurturing environment, demonstrating confidence and a sense of belonging through self-registration and family photo displays. They engage in play and develop positive relationships, cooperatively enacting scenarios like washing pots in a play kitchen.
Family-operatedFlexible 51-week and 38-week contractsCaters for 3 months to 5 yearsHealthy home-cooked mealsSpecialist SEND support
Pricing & funding
Offers 30 hours funding stretched over 51 weeks of the year, providing at least two days of funded childcare weekly. For funded sessions, the only charge is for daily meals.
Funding accepted
30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-oldsTax-Free Childcare15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)
Good to know
- Funding is stretched across 51 weeks of the year.
- Provides at least two days of funded childcare per week.
- Open 51 weeks of the year.
Key facts
Opening hours
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Age range
3 months to 5 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2013
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Whitehouse Day Nursery (Oakwood)
Last inspected 3 March 2023
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 happy and eager to learn in this nurturing environment, demonstrating confidence and a sense of belonging through self-registration and family photo displays. They engage in play and develop positive relationships, cooperatively enacting scenarios like washing pots in a play kitchen.
Inspector highlights
- Children are happy and eager to learn in this nurturing environment.
- Staff are good role models and have high expectations for children's behaviour.
- Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is excellent.
- Leaders have a clear ambition for the nursery and support staff professional development and well-being.
- Staff skilfully weave mathematics into children's play through their interests.
Areas to develop
- 1consistently deliver a curriculum that supports all children to be even more confident communicators.
Inspection #10275335 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
families are made to feel welcome and staff adopt a personalised approach, encouraging their child's personality to shine.
Parents appreciate that staff share information to keep them up to date with their child's progress.
They can borrow resources and books from the nursery library to help support children's learning at home and to foster their love of books.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is excellent. The special educational needs coordinators are well trained and knowledgeable in their roles. Staff work in partnership with external agencies and parents to implement targeted learning plans. This helps children to make good progress from their starting points.
Outdoor space
Children develop their physical skills through a range of stimulating experiences. They spend time in the outdoor areas, where they build their core strength and agility.
Parent Reviews of Whitehouse Day Nursery (Oakwood)
4.9
(14)
Georgina Palmer
2 months ago
Both my children absolutely love The White House Oakwood. The staff are incredibly friendly and caring, they are genuinely invested in the wellbeing of the children and the company invests in the building with things like cctv, air conditioning, finger print access, big car park and a huge garden. Thank you for looking after my family like your own! ❤️
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Emily Broughton
3 months ago
Fantastic nursery! The ladies in the baby room are absolutely wonderful. They are so caring and our son is absolutely thriving being at White House.
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Jo Clay
8 months ago
I cannot recommend Whitehouse enough. My daughter is just leaving for school having attended this nursery for the last 4 years and she has always enjoyed her time there. The building is modern, the outdoor areas are great, and you are always met with a friendly welcome. The varied activities and teaching they provide is excellent. My daughter has thrived attending this nursery. Thank you for everything team Oakwood. You are amazing. Jo and Ava
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tom howett
3 months ago
My son has been coming to this nursery since early September and I can't speak highly enough of everything they do there. The staff are amazing and they do so much with my son, I cannot recommend this nursery highly enough they truly care about the kids they look after.
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Jess Heaps
2 years ago
White House Nursery is 10/10 - I honestly can’t praise them enough. My daughter has been going here three days a week since she turned one (she’s now 3.5) and she absolutely loves it. The building and grounds are great - lovely big house, beautiful outdoor space, right next to fields with animals. The staff are INCREDIBLE and honestly the best thing about the nursery - they all clearly love working with children and genuinely care about them and treat them like their own. They seem to have good staff retention and there’s even a mum and daughter who work there together! There’s lots of lovely toys for the kids to play with and they’re always doing fun educational activities including creative, dancing, games, stories etc. They often take the children out on local trips within the community too. White House often host events where parents can get involved too e.g. clothes swap shops, pumpkin carving competitions and charity events etc. Cannot recommend this place enough! So grateful to White House nursery in Oakwood and all their staff. I feel so lucky that my daughter has been able to come here.
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Inspection history
Date: June 2014
- March 2023Good
- December 2017Good
- June 2014Good
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