32 nurseries in Chesterfield

Every day nursery in Chesterfield on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in East Midlands after the free hours.

32 day nurseries

2 rated Outstanding

2 with a new report card (6%)

1,888 places in total

£130 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Chesterfield

The top of our Chesterfield ranking: Ofsted's outcome first, then the newest inspection.

Best-rated day nurseries in Chesterfield
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Treetops Barlborough S43 4XL	Outstanding	12 April 2024	83
2	Kids Planet Brampton S40 3AD	Outstanding	15 July 2022	81
3	Kids Planet North Wingfield S42 5LQ	Expected standard in 3 of 6	18 May 2026	60
4	Little Monsters Nursery S40 2EU	Expected standard in all 6	18 February 2026	16
5	Nanny McFiFi's Childcare Service S42 5XA	Good	29 July 2025	36

Day nurseries in Chesterfield, best rated first

All 32 day nurseries in Chesterfield
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Treetops Barlborough S43 4XL	Outstanding	12 April 2024	83
2	Kids Planet Brampton S40 3AD	Outstanding	15 July 2022	81
3	Kids Planet North Wingfield S42 5LQ	Expected standard in 3 of 6	18 May 2026	60
4	Little Monsters Nursery S40 2EU	Expected standard in all 6	18 February 2026	16
5	Nanny McFiFi's Childcare Service S42 5XA	Good	29 July 2025	36
6	Lamb Setts (Christchurch) S41 7JU	Good	16 June 2025	32
7	Little Characters S43 1GH	Good	20 March 2025	39
8	Newbold Parish Church Pre-School S41 8QN	Good	11 November 2024	50
9	Little Leprechauns Day Nurseries S40 1RP	Good	28 October 2024	48
10	Nursery Rhymes S41 9DX	Good	26 July 2024	45
11	Little Acorns Day Nursery S40 4AA	Good	29 May 2024	52
12	Daisy Chain Nursery S40 4TD	Good	12 January 2024	50
13	St Lawrence Pre-school (North Wingfield) S42 5HX	Good	16 November 2023	35
14	Sunflowers Nursery (Holmgate) C.I.C. S45 9QF	Good	27 October 2023	24
15	Playbox Day Nursery S40 4AG	Good	16 August 2023	50
16	Treasures Neighbourhood Nursery S43 3UU	Good	5 June 2023	48
17	Fairy Tales Day Nursery S43 4TT	Good	29 March 2023	60
18	ABC Nursery School Ltd S43 3XN	Good	13 January 2023	30
19	Children 1st @ St. Peter & St. Pauls S41 0EF	Good	26 September 2022	147
20	Stepping Stones Day Nursery (Clay Cross) Ltd S45 9DX	Good	9 August 2022	48
21	Kids Planet Sheepbridge S41 9RF	Good	25 July 2022	135
22	Kids Planet Chesterfield S40 1UT	Good	21 July 2022	65
23	Children 1st @ Clowne S43 4JX	Good	7 July 2022	120
24	Children 1st @ Chesterfield S44 5BL	Good	5 May 2022	73
25	Tiny Tots Day Nursery S44 6DF	Good	8 March 2022	70
26	Mary Poppins Day Nursery S41 0LJ	Good	6 January 2022	70
27	Kids Planet Newbold S41 8DU	Good	28 October 2021	60
28	St Joseph's Little Scholars S41 7PL	Good	18 October 2021	60
29	Wingerworth Wonder Years S42 6SN	Good	4 August 2021	48
30	Heywood House Children's Nursery S43 1DE	Not yet graded	Not yet	60
31	Little Peaks Day Nursery S42 7DA	Not yet graded	Not yet	51
32	Sunnybank Day Nursery S44 5UN	Not yet graded	Not yet	42

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

Nurseries by postcode in Chesterfield

Chesterfield is in Derbyshire.

Nursery fees in Chesterfield

What day nurseries in East Midlands charge on average. Fees in Chesterfield itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, East Midlands, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£165no funded hours	£128after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£159no funded hours	£130after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£62after the free 15 hours	£123after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in Chesterfield

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Chesterfield as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 hours

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.