South Normanton Pre-School CIC
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in South Normanton for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2010, with 39 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
DE55 2AAWhat 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, 14 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are supported to understand and talk about feelings and emotions. For instance, staff read them stories about coloured monsters and how their colour reflects how the monster is feeling. Children recognise that a yellow monster is happy and, when asked, children confidently tell staff that their mummies and daddies make them happy. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported well by the manager and staff. For example, they put targeted plans in place to help them develop. Children with SEND have opportunities to access a sensory room, which provides them with a calm space to help them regulate their emotions. Staff support children to understand words that describe quantity, for example when they play with water. When children transfer water from one container to another, staff help them to learn when there is 'more'
Children enjoy being physically active in the pre-school garden. Staff play games with children that encourage them to share, such as when they kick balls. For instance, staff use language such as 'my turn' and 'your turn'. Children are offered resources to support their differing abilities, including to develop the strength and coordination in their legs. This includes providing ride-on toys that younger children can push along with their feet. Older children have opportunities to pedal when they ride on tricycles.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to share and gather information from all other early years settings the children also attend to help provide consistency in their care and learning n organise some routines of the day more effectively to help children in the preschool room to listen and follow instructions.
- 14 June 2024Good
- 19 June 2018Good
- 1 May 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for South Normanton Pre-School CIC
- 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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