Childcare in Chesterfield
Chesterfield has 32 day nurseries, 6 pre-schools, 42 school nursery classes, 22 childminders and 16 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 51 of them and rated 48 Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 67 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £38 to £77, typically £65. 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.
5 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 Active Summer Camps at Chesterfield Campus Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Clubszone CZ Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kip McGrath Chesterfield West Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Active Summer Camps - Chesterfield Camp Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Sunnybank Day Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened The Lime Trees at Walton Peak Flying High Academy Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Amazing Acorns Day Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Sunnybank Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Brimington Pre-School Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Little Petals Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Nanny McFiFi's childcare Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened JPAC Ltd at Brampton Primary School Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Chesterfield
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Chesterfield?
Of the 7 full-day rates published by settings in Chesterfield, the typical price is £65 a day, ranging from £38 to £77. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Chesterfield take funded hours?
50 of the 118 settings in Chesterfield 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Chesterfield rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 51 settings Ofsted has inspected in Chesterfield hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Chesterfield take babies?
71 settings in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield?
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 Chesterfield
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.