St Lawrence Pre-school (North Wingfield)
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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2023. Open since 2008, with 35 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
S42 5HXWhat 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, 16 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff encourage all children to be independent. Children readily peel oranges and bananas at snack time, pour drinks and put their rubbish in the bin. Staff ensure children have ample time to prepare for changes in the daily routine. This helps children recognise when it is time to put on their coats for outdoor play and get their lunch boxes from the trolley at mealtimes. Staff notice when children are struggling and provide praise to motivate them to persevere. This supports children to do as much for themselves as possible.
Children enjoy outdoor play. Staff help children create a track to ride their bikes around. Children show agility and confidence as they push themselves along while safely navigating the track. Staff enhance children's play by developing a traffic light system from coloured cones. Children learn that green means go and red means stop. When staff need to support other activities, children volunteer to hold the cones for their friends, enabling the game to continue. Staff supervise children as they take turns walking carefully along balance beams or jumping from crates.
Children gather armfuls of fallen leaves, which they throw in the air. Staff show children how to bend and stretch to get the leaves higher. Children giggle as leaves gently fall onto them and their friends. This strengthens children's muscles and helps develop their coordination skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop effective behaviour management strategies which provide a consistent approach to better support children's understanding of positive behaviour n organise the environment, with particular reference to small-group and one-toone work, to ensure that children are able to fully engage and do not have their learning disrupted.
- 16 November 2023Good
- 5 June 2018Good
- 22 January 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St Lawrence Pre-school (North Wingfield)
- 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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