Youlgrave Playschool
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Bakewell for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2000, with 25 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
DE45 1WNWhat 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, 4 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are warmly greeted by staff at the door. This helps them to feel safe and secure and to confidently enter the playschool and separate from parents and carers. Children's emotional needs are met well by staff. They have close bonds with them and approach them for cuddles, reassurance and comfort.
Children enjoy a range of physical play opportunities. Staff lead an exercise session and teach children about the impact of exercise on their bodies. Children place their hands on their chest to feel their hearts beating faster. Outside, children use their strength to dig and rake in the sand. Children concentrate and use their handeye coordination to build sandcastles. They proudly show staff, who promote children's self-esteem as they praise their creations.
Children are supported by staff to experience and show great curiosity about the natural world. Staff help children to plant sunflower seeds. Children learn how to care for the seeds to help them grow. They remember and recall this information as they tell other staff how to care for seeds and plants. Children use magnifying glasses to search for insects in the soil. They look carefully and show excitement when they discover worms and snails. Staff extend children's understanding and explain that the shell of a snail is also its house. This contributes to all children making good progress in their learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the deployment of staff during routine activities indoors to provide all children with consistent, high-quality interactions n help staff to provide children with consistent and clear instructions to further support children to know what is expected of them n further strengthen the support for staff to help them develop their confidence to further extend children's learning.
- 4 May 2023Good
- 29 June 2017Good
- 4 April 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Youlgrave Playschool
- 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.