Full-day nursery in Hayfield, Derbyshire
Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery
Chapel Street, Hayfield, SK22 2JJ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since March 2014Reference EY477115Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places63 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Chapel Street, Hayfield, SK22 2JJ · More nurseries in SK22
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including New Mills Road 38, Bus Station and The Birches.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hayfield Park4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Derbyshire there are about 3.4 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery is a full-day nursery at Chapel Street, Hayfield, SK22 2JJ, in Hayfield, Derbyshire. It is registered for 63 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Blue Grass Purple Cow Limited.
Run by Blue Grass Purple Cow Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hayfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.4 miles
- Thornsett Primary School (High Peak Federation) Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.6 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery Good at its inspection on 19 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery take?
Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 63 children at any one time.
Who runs Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery?
Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery is run by Blue Grass Purple Cow Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY477115 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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