Full-day nursery in Clowne, Derbyshire
Children 1st @ Clowne
High Street, Clowne, CHESTERFIELD, S43 4JX · 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 2006Reference EY314038Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places120 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 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
High Street, Clowne, CHESTERFIELD, S43 4JX · More nurseries in S43
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Angel Inn, Boughton Lane Bottom and College Campus.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground9 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.
What parents say
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Children 1st @ Clowne is a full-day nursery at High Street, Clowne, CHESTERFIELD, S43 4JX, in Clowne, Derbyshire. It is registered for 120 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 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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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Clowne Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- Clowne Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2021 0.3 miles
- Barlborough Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 1.5 miles
- Heritage High School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.4 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 Children 1st @ Clowne's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Children 1st @ Clowne Good at its inspection on 7 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Children 1st @ Clowne take?
Children 1st @ Clowne is registered with Ofsted for up to 120 children at any one time.
Who runs Children 1st @ Clowne?
Children 1st @ Clowne is run by Breedon House Nurseries Limited, which runs 23 nurseries.
How do I contact Children 1st @ Clowne?
You can call 01246 813805 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 EY314038 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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