Handkerchief Day Nursery
Kegworth, Derby · DE74 2DA
Inspected by Ofsted on 9 March 2026 under the report card framework.
Registration
- Ofsted URN
- EY347142
- Provider type
- Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
- Registered since
- 29 March 2007
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.
Where it is
Kegworth, Derby · DE74 2DA. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspection history
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
- 8 May 2025 inspection Good
- 10 December 2024 inspection Inadequate
- 29 August 2019 inspection Outstanding
- 9 May 2016 inspection Good
- 23 March 2011 inspection Outstanding
- 8 April 2008 inspection Good
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Handkerchief Day Nursery in Kegworth, Derby was last inspected on 9 March 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
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Handkerchief Day Nursery has been registered with Ofsted since 29 March 2007. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY347142.
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