Turnditch and District Playgroup
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Belper for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 15:00, 4 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 1993, with 24 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
DE56 2LLWhat 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, 24 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff welcome children into this friendly playgroup and build strong attachments with them. They are immediately responsive to children who become upset. This helps children to settle quickly and develops their well-being. Children look around the environment and immerse themselves in one of the many play experiences on offer. Children have a very positive attitude to their learning, and they behave well.
Staff carefully support children's learning, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They interact effectively and join in children's play. For example, staff help children to manipulate play dough. They encourage children to squeeze and poke the dough and use cutters, strengthening their fingers and hands. As a result, this supports children's future skill development, for example, to do up zips, open packages and hold a pencil.
Children enjoy playing outside and copy staff as they show them how to catch and kick a ball. Staff support children to develop their balance and coordination.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to respond to younger children's different learning needs during planned activities to ensure that they remain fully engaged n help staff to provide a consistent approach to behaviour management so that children can learn why behaviour rules are in place.
- 24 September 2024Good
- 10 October 2018Good
- 27 November 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Turnditch and District Playgroup
- 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.