Full-day nursery in Bakewell, Derbyshire
Child 1st (Bakewell) Day Nursery
Derbyshire House, Bakewell, DE45 1EE · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Derbyshire House, Bakewell, DE45 1EE · More nurseries in DE45
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Matlock Street, Square and Buxton Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Riverside Garden4 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 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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Child 1st (Bakewell) Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Derbyshire House, Bakewell, DE45 1EE, in Bakewell, Derbyshire. It is registered for 72 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child 1st (Bakewell) Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Youlgrave PlayschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.5 miles |
| Flutterbys Children's NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.4 miles |
| Baslow Edge NurserySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 4.0 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bakewell CofE Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.2 miles
- St Anselm's School ages 0–13has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Bakewell Methodist Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected September 2021 0.4 miles
- Lady Manners School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.6 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 Child 1st (Bakewell) Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Child 1st (Bakewell) Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 17 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Child 1st (Bakewell) Day Nursery take?
Child 1st (Bakewell) Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 72 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY545876 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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