Tideswell Preschool
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Buxton for children from birth to 5, open 08:45 to 15:45, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2020, with 30 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
SK17 8NEWhat 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, 31 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time at this welcoming pre-school. Staff create an environment that encourages children's developing independence skills. Children pour their cereal and milk, wash their bowl, cup and cutlery and put their rubbish in the bin.
Even the youngest children readily put on coats and boots for outdoor play. Staff are vigilant, offering a helping hand where needed. This helps children learn to do as much for themselves as possible. Children are thoughtful. They spontaneously fetch drinks for their friends and offer staff sprinkles from their dessert. Staff praise them for their kindness, which sees children smile with pride.
Staff provide well-considered outdoor activities, which children readily explore.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's skills in responding to children's emerging interests, in order capture their curiosity and build on what they already know
- support staff to be consistent in promoting behaviour management strategies to build on children's understanding of what behaviour is expected of them.
- 31 January 2024Good
- 10 February 2023Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Tideswell Preschool
- 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.