Overseal Pre-School
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Swadlincote for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2023. Open since 1993, with 26 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
DE12 6LUWhat 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, 11 December 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are keen to join in with all of the activities at the pre-school. The strong teaching sustains children's engagement and helps them to develop their knowledge, understanding and skills.
Staff carefully consider the resources available to support children's self-chosen play and interests and to extend their learning. Children thoroughly enjoy playing with the small-world animals. They become engrossed in conversations with staff about the features of giraffes. The children look at reference books with staff to learn more information, such as the way giraffes walk and how the pattern on their coat is reticulated. Their high level of engagement continues as they then compare the features of other animals.
Children's behaviour is exemplary. They are very kind and considerate to each other. For example, they check that a child is okay when they have tripped. Staff are excellent role models in the positive way they interact with each other and the children. Their passion for their work is evident in the interest they show each and every child and how they talk about the children, describing it as a 'pleasure' to work with them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the supervision of staff to provide children with the highest levels of challenge to help them to make even better progress n develop further the partnership with parents and carers to inform them of what their children are learning next so that they can provide consistent support.
- 11 December 2023Good
- 4 July 2023Inadequate
- 16 November 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Overseal 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.