Child 1st (Bakewell) Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Bakewell for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2025. Open since 2017, with 72 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
30 hours funded childcare for children aged from 9 months through to 4 years old; 15 hours funded childcare for children aged 3 and 4 years old from the term after their third birthday.
Worth knowing. Funding is provided across the 38-week school year, but at Bakewell Forest School Nursery we stretch funded hours across 52 weeks.
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
DE45 1EEWhat 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, 17 February 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at this warm and inviting nursery happy, confident and eager to learn. They form secure bonds with staff. Staff working with babies provide a nurturing and calm environment. They understand how to support and meet the needs of babies. Staff gather meaningful information from parents about home routines and their child's emerging likes and dislikes. All children settle well and show confidence to explore the resources that are provided and to try new things.
They become familiar with the nursery and their key person.
Children are becoming increasingly independent. Babies feed themselves with spoons, and older children use knives and forks. They have a healthy and nutritious diet and good appetites. Older children take off and put on their own coats and shoes, use the toilet and wash their hands independently, and pour their own drinks and clear their plates at mealtimes. On arrival at the nursery, older children find their name card and select their peg where they hang their belongings. This gives children a sense of responsibility and high self-esteem. Children revel in the opportunities to run, climb and explore the outdoor space at the nursery. They participate in yoga sessions led by staff to promote their physical and mental health. This helps children maintain their positive well-being. Children make good progress at this nursery.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to reinforce new words that are introduced to children to increase children's vocabulary and enhance their communication and language skills n support staff to consider and plan how to connect and build on children's previous learning.
- 17 February 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 16 April 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Child 1st (Bakewell) Day Nursery
- What it costs
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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