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Nurseries in High Peak

There are 8 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in High Peak, and 4 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in High Peak

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (1 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 7 settings (2 Outstanding, 5 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Busy Bunnies Day Nursery - Day nursery, High Peak SK22 1AZ, ages 1 to 4, 37 places
    Ofsted, 6 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Buxworth Pre School - Pre-school, High Peak SK23 7NJ, ages 1 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 17 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cheeky Monkeys - Day nursery, High Peak SK23 0TQ, ages 0 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted, 4 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • First Steps Nursery (New Mills) Ltd - Day nursery, High Peak SK22 3JJ, ages 0 to 4, 68 places
    Ofsted, 14 February 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • First Steps Nursery (New Mills) Ltd - Day nursery, High Peak SK23 7PZ, ages 0 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 13 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sunshine Nursery School - Day nursery, High Peak SK23 7HU, ages 0 to 5, 60 places
    Ofsted, 1 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Bridge Nursery - Day nursery, High Peak SK23 7JH, ages 0 to 4, 53 places
    Ofsted report card, 24 February 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • The Kid Company LLP - Day nursery, High Peak SK23 0EN, ages 0 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 29 May 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Chapel En Le Frith Leisure Centre - Out-of-school club, High Peak SK23 0TQ
  • Foxes Den - Out-of-school club, High Peak SK22 3JS, 30 places
  • Taxal & Fernilee Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, High Peak SK23 7DL, 30 places
  • Whaley Bridge After School Club - Out-of-school club, High Peak SK23 7HX, 40 places

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 High Peak

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