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Banana Moon Day Nursery Littleover food hygiene rating

Caring Premises · South Derbyshire

Banana Moon Day Nursery Littleover holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the care premises are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 16 June 2026, 2 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

95% of rated food businesses in South Derbyshire score 4 or 5, so this is a normal, good result for the area. See all South Derbyshire ratings →

Address: Units E-G Local Centre Tutbury Avenue, Littleover, Derby, DE23 3AT

How this rating has changed

Banana Moon Day Nursery Littleover has gone backwards: it held a 5 before its inspection on 16 June 2026, and now holds a 4.

Inspected Rating Change
16 June 2026 5 4 Worse

The FSA publishes only a business's current rating. This history is our own record of what it has scored since we began watching.

How it compares in South Derbyshire

In South Derbyshire, 85% of rated places manage a 5, so Banana Moon Day Nursery Littleover sits behind roughly 640 nearby businesses. 10% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in South Derbyshire
5 out of 5 640 85%
4 out of 5 77 10% ← Banana Moon Day Nursery Littleover
3 out of 5 24 3%
2 out of 5 7 1%
1 out of 5 3 <1%
0 out of 5 2 <1%

A further 122 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Banana Moon Day Nursery Littleover none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to Banana Moon Day Nursery Littleover, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Care UK Heatherton House Caring Premises 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 17 March 2026
Busy Bees Day Nursery Caring Premises 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 7 October 2025
Central Co-operative Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 15 May 2026
Derby Heights Care Home Caring Premises 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 5 November 2024
Aldi Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 14 February 2023
Caterlink at Ivy House School School/college/university 0.9 miles away 5 - Very good 22 November 2024

Questions about Banana Moon Day Nursery Littleover

What is Banana Moon Day Nursery Littleover's food hygiene rating?

Banana Moon Day Nursery Littleover has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by South Derbyshire Council on 16 June 2026.

Is Banana Moon Day Nursery Littleover safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 4 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this care premises to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Banana Moon Day Nursery Littleover last inspected?

Banana Moon Day Nursery Littleover was last inspected on 16 June 2026, 2 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by South Derbyshire Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Banana Moon Day Nursery Littleover?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", the cleanliness and condition of the building "good", and confidence in the management of food safety "good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Banana Moon Day Nursery Littleover compare to other places in South Derbyshire?

85% of the 753 rated food businesses in South Derbyshire hold the top rating of 5, while Banana Moon Day Nursery Littleover holds a 4. 77 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

South Derbyshire Council inspects Banana Moon Day Nursery Littleover and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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Banana Moon Day Nursery Littleover is one of 293 rated food businesses in Derby. See every hygiene rating in Derby

South Derbyshire inspects and rates 875 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in South Derbyshire

The official record is held by the council: http://www.southderbyshire.gov.uk

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