What Ofsted grade does The Bridge Nursery have?

The Bridge Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 24 February 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in 5 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can The Bridge Nursery take?

Ofsted registers The Bridge Nursery for 53 places at any one time. The average day nursery in High Peak has 48.

How much does The Bridge Nursery cost?

The Bridge Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in East Midlands charges £165 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does The Bridge Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask The Bridge Nursery how it offers them.

When was The Bridge Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected The Bridge Nursery on 24 February 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near The Bridge Nursery?

Nearby in SK23: The Kid Company LLP, Cheeky Monkeys, Chinley Day Nursery.

The Bridge Nursery

Day nursery in High Peak, SK23. Part of the Derbyshire council area.

110a Buxton Road, Whaley Bridge, High Peak, SK23 7JH

53 places

2024 registered with Ofsted

3 of 7 in our High Peak ranking

£123 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, East Midlands average

What Ofsted found

Expected standard in 5 of 6 Inspected 24 February 2026

Ofsted report card for The Bridge Nursery
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

The Bridge Nursery sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in East Midlands, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£128	£404
2 years old	£130	£411
3 to 4 years old	£123	£389

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

The Bridge Nursery against High Peak

	The Bridge Nursery	High Peak average
Places	53	48
Ofsted outcome	Expected standard in 5 of 6	100% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about The Bridge Nursery

What Ofsted grade does The Bridge Nursery have?: The Bridge Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 24 February 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in 5 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can The Bridge Nursery take?: Ofsted registers The Bridge Nursery for 53 places at any one time. The average day nursery in High Peak has 48.
How much does The Bridge Nursery cost?: The Bridge Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in East Midlands charges £165 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does The Bridge Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask The Bridge Nursery how it offers them.
When was The Bridge Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected The Bridge Nursery on 24 February 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near The Bridge Nursery?: Nearby in SK23: The Kid Company LLP, Cheeky Monkeys, Chinley Day Nursery.

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.