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Nurseries in Sutton-in-Ashfield

There are 10 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Sutton-in-Ashfield, and 3 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Sutton-in-Ashfield

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (6 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 8 settings (8 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Busy Bunnies Ashfield - Pre-school, Sutton-in-ashfield NG17 5BB, ages 2 to 4, 27 places
    Ofsted, 13 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Bunnies Huthwaite - Day nursery, Sutton-in-Ashfield NG17 2QW, ages 1 to 4, 88 places
    Ofsted report card, 5 June 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Cherubs Sutton In Ashfield - Day nursery, Sutton-In-Ashfield NG17 2EE, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 25 August 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Learning Tree Nursery - Day nursery, Sutton-In-Ashfield NG17 1GP, ages 0 to 4, 46 places
    Ofsted, 12 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Millers Day Nursery and Out of School Club - Day nursery, Sutton-in-Ashfield NG17 4JL, ages 0 to 8, 52 places
    Ofsted, 13 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Paper Moon Day Nursery - Day nursery, Sutton-in-Ashfield NG17 4HW, ages 0 to 4, 134 places
    Ofsted, 21 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Pre-School Learning Alliance New Woods Childcare - Day nursery, Sutton-in-Ashfield NG17 3FQ, ages 0 to 7, 49 places
    Ofsted, 16 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sara Atkinsons Day Nursery - Day nursery, Sutton-In-Ashfield NG17 4EY, ages 0 to 10, 16 places
    Ofsted, 21 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Learning Tree Nursery - Day nursery, Sutton-in-Ashfield NG17 1FW, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted, 25 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Lindens Nursery School - Day nursery, Sutton-In-Ashfield NG17 1ES, 89 places

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • The Lime Trees at Croft Primary School - Out-of-school club, Sutton-In-Ashfield NG17 5FJ, 24 places
  • The Lime Trees at Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy - Out-of-school club, Sutton-in-ashfield NG17 5BB, 30 places
  • The Lime Trees at Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School - Out-of-school club, Sutton-in-ashfield NG17 1HU, 55 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 Sutton-in-Ashfield

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