Full-day nursery in Newhall, Derbyshire
Dandelions Day Nursery
Birch Avenue, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0NQ · 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 2024Reference 2759187Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places55 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 December 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
Birch Avenue, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0NQ · More nurseries in DE11
Buses
19 bus stops within 400 m, including Hill Street, George Inn and Birch Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Newhall Park6 min walk
- Playground6 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.
What parents say
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Dandelions Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Birch Avenue, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0NQ, in Newhall, Derbyshire. It is registered for 55 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Newhall Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.3 miles
- Newhall Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected December 2021 0.4 miles
- Esteem South Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- St Edward's Catholic Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.6 miles
- Springfield Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- Belmont Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.0 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 Dandelions Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Dandelions Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 18 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Dandelions Day Nursery take?
Dandelions Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 55 children at any one time.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2759187 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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