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Childcare in Matlock

Matlock has 3 day nurseries, 5 pre-schools, 8 school nursery classes, 1 childminder and 2 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 7 of them and rated 5 Good or better. 12 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.

31places per 100 under-fives in Derbyshire, against 32 for England
71%of the 7 inspected here are Good or better
9 of 19are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

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.

Everything 19Day nurseries 3Pre-schools 5School nurseries 8Childminders 1After-school clubs 2
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19 settings, best rated first. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.

Day nurseries 3

Little Wonders Day Nursery

Day nursery · 16 Coldwell Street, Wirksworth, Matlock, DE4 4FB

Not yet inspectedTakes funded hours£86.00 a dayBirth to 8+Babies from 9 monthsOpen all day, usually 8am to 6pm30 placesLong established
01629 826079Their website

Pre-schools 5

Kip McGrath Matlock

Pre-school · 77 Dale Road, Basement of Remarkable Hare, Matlock, DE4 3LT

Not yet inspected5 and overSessions in term time, often morningsNewly opened
07825354728

School nursery classes 8

Childminders 1

Only childminders who agreed to be listed publicly appear here. Ofsted holds many more and does not publish their details.

Sutcliffe, Sarah Louise

Childminder · Matlock, DE4 2EB

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder9 placesLong established

After-school and holiday clubs 2

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Recently

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 Progressive Sports Matlock Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Opened Progressive Holiday Club Matlock Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Opened Kip McGrath Matlock Sessional day care
  • Dec 2025Opened Progressive Sports Matlock Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Closed Twilight At All Saints Infants Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Closed Twilight Hours Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Closed Darley Dale Pre-school and Nursery Sessional day care
  • Dec 2025Closed Progressive Sports Active Camp Matlock Sessional day care
  • Dec 2025Closed Holloway Playgroup Sessional day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Matlock

Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.

Which nurseries in Matlock take funded hours?

9 of the 19 settings in Matlock 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 Matlock take babies?

10 settings in Matlock 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 Matlock?

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.

Nearby

Towns close to Matlock

Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.

Bakewell8 settings · 7.7 milesAlfreton36 settings · 8.1 milesBelper26 settings · 8.2 milesRipley11 settings · 9.1 milesChesterfield118 settings · 9.9 milesAshbourne17 settings · 11.9 miles
All townsDerbyshire