Brassington Village Hall Pre School
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Brassington for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2023. Open since 2015, with 20 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Derbyshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Derbyshire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
DE4 4HAWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 26 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive at this pre-school and their well-being is the upmost priority.
Children arrive excited and eager to learn. They benefit from staff checking in on their feelings and wishes. Staff have high expectations for the children and they have extremely successful bonds. Staff notice when children are ready to move on to the next stage of learning and know how to provide challenge. For example, children who can identify their first name are next supported to recognise their last name. Staff provide activities to develop letter recognition, such as matching objects and tracing letters.
Children behave well. They are confident to seek out their friends and initiate play with them, forming relationships. For example, by staff providing well-resourced areas, children initiate going on a camping adventure with friends and invite the staff along to play.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - support staff to use the agreed behaviour strategies consistently with all children.
- 26 April 2023Good
- 27 September 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Brassington Village Hall Pre School
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.