Full-day nursery in Barlborough, Derbyshire
Fairy Tales Day Nursery
36 Chesterfield Road, Barlborough, Chesterfield, S43 4TT · 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 August 2001Reference EY216246Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 29 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
36 Chesterfield Road, Barlborough, Chesterfield, S43 4TT · More nurseries in S43
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Motel and Slayley Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Slayley Green7 min walk
- Barlborough Links Pond9 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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Fairy Tales Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 36 Chesterfield Road, Barlborough, Chesterfield, S43 4TT, in Barlborough, Derbyshire. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Barlborough Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- Clowne Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.5 miles
- Clowne Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2021 1.5 miles
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.6 miles
- Norbriggs Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.7 miles
- Woodthorpe CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.8 miles
- Renishaw Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.9 miles
- Heritage High School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 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 Fairy Tales Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Fairy Tales Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 29 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Fairy Tales Day Nursery take?
Fairy Tales Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
How do I contact Fairy Tales Day Nursery?
You can call 01246 810848.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY216246 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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