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Nurseries in Chesterfield

There are 38 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Chesterfield, and 16 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Chesterfield

  • Ofsted report cards: 5 settings (9 Strong standard, 18 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 30 settings (1 Outstanding, 29 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • ABC Nursery School Ltd - Day nursery, Chesterfield S43 3XN, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 13 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bolsover First Steps Pre-School - Pre-school, Chesterfield S44 6NG, ages 2 to 3, 24 places
    Ofsted, 15 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Brimington Pre-School - Pre-school, Chesterfield S43 1HZ, ages 2 to 4, 34 places
    Ofsted, 17 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Children 1st @ Chesterfield - Day nursery, Chesterfield S44 5BL, ages 0 to 4, 73 places
    Ofsted, 5 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Children 1st @ Clowne - Day nursery, Chesterfield S43 4JX, ages 0 to 9, 120 places
    Ofsted, 7 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Children 1st @ St. Peter & St. Pauls - Day nursery, Chesterfield S41 0EF, ages 0 to 4, 147 places
    Ofsted, 26 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Daisy Chain Nursery - Day nursery, Chesterfield S40 4TD, ages 0 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 12 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Fairy Tales Day Nursery - Day nursery, Chesterfield S43 4TT, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 29 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Heywood House Children's Nursery - Day nursery, Chesterfield S43 1DE, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted report card, 19 August 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Holymoorside Pre-School - Pre-school, Chesterfield S42 7EB, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 8 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Brampton - Day nursery, Chesterfield S40 3AD, ages 0 to 4, 81 places
    Ofsted report card, 28 May 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Kids Planet Chesterfield - Day nursery, Chesterfield S40 1UT, ages 0 to 4, 65 places
    Ofsted, 21 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Newbold - Day nursery, Chesterfield S41 8DU, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 28 October 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet North Wingfield - Day nursery, Chesterfield S42 5LQ, ages 1 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted report card, 18 May 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Kids Planet Sheepbridge - Day nursery, Chesterfield S41 9RF, ages 0 to 11, 135 places
    Ofsted, 25 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kip McGrath Chesterfield West - Pre-school, Chesterfield S40 2AL
  • Lamb Setts (Christchurch) - Day nursery, Chesterfield S41 7JU, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 16 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Acorns Day Nursery - Day nursery, Chesterfield S40 4AA, ages 0 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted, 29 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Characters - Day nursery, Chesterfield S43 1GH, ages 1 to 10, 39 places
    Ofsted, 20 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Leprechauns Day Nurseries - Day nursery, Chesterfield S40 1RP, ages 0 to 9, 48 places
    Ofsted, 28 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Monsters Nursery - Day nursery, Chesterfield S40 2EU, ages 1 to 4, 16 places
    Ofsted report card, 18 February 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Peaks Day Nursery - Day nursery, Chesterfield S42 7DA, ages 0 to 3, 51 places
    Ofsted report card, 17 September 2026: Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Petals Nursery - Pre-school, Chesterfield S45 9BU, 36 places
  • Mary Poppins Day Nursery - Day nursery, Chesterfield S41 0LJ, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted, 6 January 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Nanny McFiFi's Childcare Service - Day nursery, Chesterfield S42 5XA, ages 0 to 7, 36 places
    Ofsted, 29 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Newbold Parish Church Pre-School - Day nursery, Chesterfield S41 8QN, ages 2 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 11 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Nursery Rhymes - Day nursery, Chesterfield S41 9DX, ages 0 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 26 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Playbox Day Nursery - Day nursery, Chesterfield S40 4AG, ages 0 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 16 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stepping Stones Day Nursery (Clay Cross) Ltd - Day nursery, Chesterfield S45 9DX, ages 0 to 8, 48 places
    Ofsted, 9 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Joseph's Little Scholars - Day nursery, Chesterfield S41 7PL, ages 3 to 11, 60 places
    Ofsted, 18 October 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Lawrence Pre-school (North Wingfield) - Day nursery, Chesterfield S42 5HX, ages 2 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted, 16 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Storrs Road Pre-School - Pre-school, Chesterfield S40 3NR, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 20 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sunflowers Nursery (Holmgate) C.I.C. - Day nursery, Chesterfield S45 9QF, ages 2 to 3, 24 places
    Ofsted, 27 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sunnybank Day Nursery - Day nursery, Chesterfield S44 5UN, 42 places
  • Tiny Tots Day Nursery - Day nursery, Chesterfield S44 6DF, ages 0 to 6, 70 places
    Ofsted, 8 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Treasures Neighbourhood Nursery - Day nursery, Chesterfield S43 3UU, ages 0 to 8, 48 places
    Ofsted, 5 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Treetops Barlborough - Day nursery, Chesterfield S43 4XL, ages 0 to 4, 83 places
    Ofsted, 12 April 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Wingerworth Wonder Years - Day nursery, Chesterfield S42 6SN, ages 0 to 9, 48 places
    Ofsted, 4 August 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Active Summer Camps - Chesterfield Camp - Out-of-school club, Chesterfield S41 9BF
  • B.O.O.T.S - Out-of-school club, Chesterfield S43 4JD, 35 places
  • Chestnuts school care - Out-of-school club, Chesterfield S44 6DE, 30 places
  • Clubszone CZ - Out-of-school club, Chesterfield S40 3HJ
  • Hasland Kids Zone - Out-of-school club, Chesterfield S41 0LJ
  • JPAC Ltd at Brampton Primary School - Out-of-school club, Chesterfield S40 1DD, 30 places
  • Leprechauns Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, Chesterfield S42 7DU, 40 places
  • Little Tykes Kids Zone - Out-of-school club, Chesterfield S41 0PF, 28 places
  • Premier Camps @ Grassmoor Primary School - Out-of-school club, Chesterfield S42 5EP
  • Premier @ Inkersall Spencer Academy - Out-of-school club, Chesterfield S43 3SE, 10 places
  • Premier Wrap Around Club @ Deer Park - Out-of-school club, Chesterfield S42 6TD, 20 places
  • St Mary's Primary School 4-11 Club - Out-of-school club, Chesterfield S40 4ST, 40 places
  • The Arc Childcare - Out-of-school club, Chesterfield S43 3LY, 30 places
  • The Kidz Lounge Limited - Out-of-school club, Chesterfield S40 3NW, 35 places
  • The Lime Trees at Walton Peak Flying High Academy - Out-of-school club, Chesterfield S40 3HJ, 50 places
  • Whittington After School Club - Out-of-school club, Chesterfield S43 2EP, 24 places

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 Chesterfield

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