Toddlers University
Ofsted: GoodNursery
Toddlers University, Park Road, Ilkeston, DE7 5DR
Provider type
Nursery
Capacity
66 children
Key details
Capacity
66 places
Ofsted Inspection Summary
Toddlers University was inspected by Ofsted on 2 July 2025 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Children are happy and excited as they enter the nursery. They confidently leave their parents and carers to begin their day. Children thoroughly enjoy being physically active in the garden."
Key strengths
- Staff ensure that children learn to take turns and share, such as when they play games with bats and balls in the garden.
- Staff are skilled at supporting children with their mathematical development.
- Staff have a clear understanding of children's interests, needs and stages of development.
- Leaders and managers have designed a curriculum that is based around children's individual needs, including children with special educational needs and/or…
- The manager supports staff's well-being successfully, both professionally and personally.
Areas for improvement
- support staff to apply consistent behaviour expectations, so children receive clear messages about acceptable behaviour
- ensure that staff consistently use their knowledge of each child to plan and deliver activities that support and challenge them
- support staff to implement the intent of planned activities to build on older children's learning.
This summary is extracted from the official Ofsted inspection report. Read the full report for complete information.
Location
Toddlers University, Park Road, Ilkeston, DE7 5DR
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