Childcare in High Peak
High Peak has 7 day nurseries, 1 pre-school, 6 school nursery classes, 6 childminders and 4 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 13 of them and rated 12 Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 11 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.
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 Fun Fest High Peak Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Fun Fest High Peak Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in High Peak
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in High Peak take funded hours?
11 of the 24 settings in High Peak 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 High Peak rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 13 settings Ofsted has inspected in High Peak hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in High Peak take babies?
17 settings in High Peak 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 High Peak?
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 High Peak
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.