Full-day nursery in Smisby, Derbyshire
Little Alpacas Ltd
Scamhazel Farm, Ashby Road, Boundary, Swadlincote, DE11 7BA · 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 February 2022Reference 2674966Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 June 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Scamhazel Farm, Ashby Road, Boundary, Swadlincote, DE11 7BA · More nurseries in DE11
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Ivanhoe Store and Anwell Lane.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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Little Alpacas Ltd is a full-day nursery at Scamhazel Farm, Ashby Road, Boundary, Swadlincote, DE11 7BA, in Smisby, Derbyshire. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 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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| Little Alpacas LtdThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.6 miles
- Ashby Hastings Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.2 miles
- Three Trees Infant Academy Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Inadequateinspected November 2022 1.4 miles
- Three Trees CofE Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.4 miles
- Moira Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.4 miles
- Woodcote Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.5 miles
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.6 miles
- Ashby Hill Top Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 1.6 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 Little Alpacas Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Alpacas Ltd Good at its inspection on 8 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Alpacas Ltd take?
Little Alpacas Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
How do I contact Little Alpacas Ltd?
You can call 07945 947713 and visit littlealpacas.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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.
- 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.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2674966 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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