Little Beaver Childcare Limited
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Glossop 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 May 2023. Open since 2003, with 40 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
SK13 8DNWhat 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, 23 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thoroughly enjoy their time at this welcoming nursery. They happily leave their parents at the door and quickly settle with their chosen activity. Children are developing the skills that they need to be independent. For example, during lunchtime, pre-school children volunteer to collect everyone's name-cards. Children set up the tables themselves, getting their own plate, cup and cutlery. They take turns to serve themselves food and drink. Toddlers recognise the change in routine and readily wash their hands before lunch. Staff encourage toddlers to wipe their own nose and put their dirty tissues in the bin. This helps children learn to do things for themselves.
Children embrace outdoor play. They use their muscles as they push themselves along in bubble cars and use wheelbarrows to transport blocks across the playground. Other children develop their coordination skills as they navigate around the play equipment while pushing dolls in pushchairs. Staff supervise toddlers as they safely climb the large climbing apparatus. Toddlers develop their confidence as they take care to climb the steps, cross the bridge and come back down the slide. Pre-school children create their own balance beams from wooden planks and crates. They stretch out their arms as they walk carefully across the plank and jump off the end. Staff praise them for their achievements. This motivates children further as they make stepping stones from wooden blocks so they can jump from one to the other.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- deploy staff more effectively at all times throughout the day, in order to provide consistent and purposeful interactions for children that build on their existing skills and knowledge n organise story time with particular reference to the pre-school room to ensure that children are able to fully engage and do not have their learning disrupted.
- 23 May 2023Good
- 19 December 2022Inadequate
- 6 December 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Beaver Childcare Limited
- 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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