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Nurseries in Alfreton

There are 12 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Alfreton, and 4 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Alfreton

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (6 Strong standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 9 settings (9 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Alfreton - Day nursery, Alfreton DE55 7JA, ages 0 to 4, 72 places
    Ofsted, 29 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cherubs South Normanton - Day nursery, Alfreton DE55 2BQ, ages 0 to 4, 55 places
    Ofsted, 25 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Sunshines Pre-School (Somercotes) - Day nursery, Alfreton DE55 1LB, ages 1 to 10, 42 places
    Ofsted, 19 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Newton Nursery - Pre-school, Alfreton DE55 5TL, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 2 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Partou Field View Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Alfreton DE55 6ET, ages 0 to 4, 55 places
    Ofsted, 10 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Safe Haven Day Nursery @The School House - Day nursery, Alfreton DE55 2BT, 59 places
  • South Wingfield Pre-School Playgroup - Pre-school, Alfreton DE55 7NJ, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 10 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Swanwick Pre-School - Pre-school, Alfreton DE55 1BN, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 30 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tiny Tots Day Nursery - Day nursery, Alfreton DE55 5JJ, ages 1 to 4, 29 places
    Ofsted report card, 13 August 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • White House Nursery Alfreton - Day nursery, Alfreton DE55 7AT, ages 0 to 4, 82 places
    Ofsted, 15 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • White House Nursery Shirland - Day nursery, Alfreton DE55 6BB, ages 1 to 4, 55 places
    Ofsted, 23 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Woodland Walk Day Care Ltd - Day nursery, Alfreton DE55 7DQ, 44 places

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • JPAC Ltd @ Glebe School - Out-of-school club, Alfreton DE55 2JB, 30 places
  • Premier Holiday Club @ David Nieper - Out-of-school club, Alfreton DE55 7JA
  • The Lime Tress at Green Flying High - Out-of-school club, Alfreton DE55 2BS, 30 places
  • Zest Breakfast Club - Childcare setting, Alfreton DE55 7EN

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Alfreton

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.