Newbold Parish Church Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Chesterfield for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 1967, 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
S41 8QNWhat 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.
- 6 November 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 11 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
All children, including those who speak English as an additional language, show positive relationships with staff. For instance, in the garden, older children invite staff to ride on scooters with them. Children and staff wheel scooters around the area and laugh together. Younger children receive praise from staff when they take turns to confidently access a small slide outdoors. Staff show them how to share resources when they play with dough. Older children are asked to use their indoor voices when they begin to speak loudly, helping them to follow the rules.
Children are encouraged to be independent. Younger children begin to peel their fruit at snack time. Older children are given time to take off their boots and dressing-up clothes by themselves. Older children are supported by staff to understand special events. Staff help them to learn about Remembrance Day and how poppies represent soldiers that went into war. Children join staff in a oneminute silence. Staff ask children to remember the soldiers and reflect on how lucky they are themselves. Staff praise children for sitting quietly and following their instructions, helping them to learn skills for their move on to school.
Additional funding that some children receive is spent effectively to support their individual needs. This includes purchasing sensory toys to help children to be calm, promoting their emotional well-being.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the sharing of information about children's individual learning needs between children's key person and other staff n help staff to increase their knowledge of how to adapt their teaching skills to build on learning for the different ages of the children.
- 11 November 2024Good
- 3 December 2018Good
- 13 July 2018Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Newbold Parish Church 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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