Childcare in Alfreton
Alfreton has 9 day nurseries, 3 pre-schools, 14 school nursery classes, 6 childminders and 3 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 14 of them, and rated every one Good or better. 22 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Derbyshire there are 31 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Derbyshire, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 167 school nursery classes across Derbyshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
2 settings match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Jun 2026Closed Tibshelf Playgroup Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Stonebroom Pre-School Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Tiny Tots Day Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Kip McGrath Education Centre Ripley and Alfreton Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Safe Haven Day Nursery @The School House Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Woodland Walk Day Care Ltd Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Tiny Tots Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened The Lime Tress at Green Flying High Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Alfreton
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Alfreton take funded hours?
15 of the 36 settings in Alfreton are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Which nurseries in Alfreton take babies?
20 settings in Alfreton are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Alfreton?
Derbyshire has 31 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
Towns close to Alfreton
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.