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Nurseries in Matlock

There are 8 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Matlock, and 2 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Matlock

  • Ofsted report cards: 3 settings (11 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard, 1 Urgent improvement)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 4 settings (4 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Flutterbys Children's Nursery - Day nursery, Matlock DE4 2NN, ages 0 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 6 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kip McGrath Matlock - Pre-school, Matlock DE4 3LT
  • Little Wonders Day Nursery - Day nursery, Matlock DE4 4FB, ages 1 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted report card, 10 April 2026: Expected standard in 5 areas, Urgent improvement in 1 area; safeguarding standards not met
  • Matlock Bath Pre-School - Pre-school, Matlock DE4 3NR, ages 2 to 4, 18 places
    Ofsted, 6 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Matlock Pre-School Playgroup - Pre-school, Matlock DE4 3HU, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted report card, 13 November 2025: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Matlock Pre-School Playgroup - Pre-school, Matlock DE4 3JD, ages 1 to 3, 16 places
    Ofsted report card, 20 November 2025: Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
  • Treetops Matlock - Day nursery, Matlock DE4 3DQ, ages 0 to 4, 92 places
    Ofsted, 5 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Wirksworth Preschool Playgroup - Pre-school, Matlock DE4 4FZ, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 24 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Premier WAC @ Wirksworth Junior School - Out-of-school club, Matlock DE4 4FD, 7 places
  • Progressive Holiday Club Matlock - Out-of-school club, Matlock DE4 3DD, 25 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 Matlock

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