Daisy Chain Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Chesterfield for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2008, with 50 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
S40 4TDWhat 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.
- 10 December 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 12 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff understand the importance of building strong and meaningful relationships with children. They take their time to develop bonds and learn about children's home life. Ultimately, children feel safe and secure in their surroundings. For instance, babies happily go to the staff for comfort and reassurance when new people are in the room. Older children seek out their key person to tell them about their experiences outside the setting.
Children demonstrate positive attitudes to their learning. Staff provide babies with activities to ignite their curiosity and support hand-to-eye coordination. For example, babies take turns to roll balls down a tube. They watch the ball travel down and excitedly collect it from the other end. Staff adapt the activity and introduce different-textured balls so that they travel at various speeds. This helps to keep the babies engaged and sustain their concentration.
Older children enjoy the learning opportunities that the outdoors brings them. Their interest in insects is sparked by finding a spider. Staff plan activities that are linked to children's interests and take them on a bug hunt. Children are curious as they dig in soil and peek under equipment to look for insects. They find a worm and put it into a magnifying container to take a closer look. Staff extend children's learning further by using books to help them to learn more about the creature they have found.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff's awareness of how to provide children with consistent messages and support so that children can understand the staff's expectations for their behaviour n support staff to focus on what children need to learn when delivering activities, to help them reach their full potential.
- 12 January 2024Good
- 15 August 2023Inadequate
- 28 November 2022Needs improvement
- 2 February 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Daisy Chain Nursery
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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