Full-day nursery in Calow, Derbyshire
Children 1st @ Chesterfield
Dryhurst House, Royal Hospital, Calow, Chesterfield, S44 5BL · 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 April 2000Reference 206321Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 May 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places73 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 January 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
Dryhurst House, Royal Hospital, Calow, Chesterfield, S44 5BL · More nurseries in S44
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Chesterfield Royal Hospital Stop 2, Chesterfield Royal Hospital Stop 1 and Royal Hospital Entrance.
Parks and playgrounds
- Spital Park12 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 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.
What parents say
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Children 1st @ Chesterfield is a full-day nursery at Dryhurst House, Royal Hospital, Calow, Chesterfield, S44 5BL, in Calow, Derbyshire. It is registered for 73 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 10 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Breedon House Nurseries Limited.
Run by Breedon House Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 23 nurseries.
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| Children 1st @ ChesterfieldThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Calow CofE VC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.2 miles
- St Peter and St Paul School ages 4–11 0.6 miles
- Hady Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected April 2024 0.6 miles
- Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Hasland Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.2 miles
- Arkwright Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 1.3 miles
- Esteem North Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.4 miles
- Hasland Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.4 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 Children 1st @ Chesterfield's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Children 1st @ Chesterfield Good at its inspection on 5 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Children 1st @ Chesterfield take?
Children 1st @ Chesterfield is registered with Ofsted for up to 73 children at any one time.
Who runs Children 1st @ Chesterfield?
Children 1st @ Chesterfield is run by Breedon House Nurseries Limited, which runs 23 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Children 1st @ Chesterfield?
Chesterfield is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Children 1st @ Chesterfield?
You can call 01246 563644 and visit www.storal.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 206321 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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