Sessional pre-school in Bolsover, Derbyshire
Bolsover First Steps Pre-School
Assembly Rooms, Hill Top, Bolsover, Chesterfield, S44 6NG · 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 January 2003Reference EY246133Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 October 2025Food 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
Assembly Rooms, Hill Top, Bolsover, Chesterfield, S44 6NG · More nurseries in S44
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Hides Green, Station Road Top and Castle Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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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Bolsover First Steps Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Assembly Rooms, Hill Top, Bolsover, Chesterfield, S44 6NG, in Bolsover, Derbyshire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bolsover Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.2 miles
- New Bolsover Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Bolsover Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2022 0.5 miles
- Brockley Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 1.4 miles
- Palterton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.5 miles
- The Bolsover School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Bolsover First Steps Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bolsover First Steps Pre-School Good at its inspection on 15 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bolsover First Steps Pre-School take?
Bolsover First Steps Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
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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 EY246133 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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