Full-day nursery in Brimington, Derbyshire
Little Characters
Brimington Methodist Church, Hall Road, Brimington, Chesterfield, S43 1GH · 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 September 2011Reference EY435957Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 March 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places39 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 November 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
Brimington Methodist Church, Hall Road, Brimington, Chesterfield, S43 1GH · More nurseries in S43
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Butchers Arms, Hall Road and Ark Tavern.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground10 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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Little Characters is a full-day nursery at Brimington Methodist Church, Hall Road, Brimington, Chesterfield, S43 1GH, in Brimington, Derbyshire. It is registered for 39 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 8 reviews (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little CharactersThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Heywood House Children's NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Brimington Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Children 1st @ ChesterfieldFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
| Lamb Setts (Christchurch)Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.6 miles |
| ABC Nursery School LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.6 miles |
| Children 1st @ St. Peter & St. PaulsFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Henry Bradley Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.3 miles
- Brimington Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Hollingwood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected October 2024 0.7 miles
- Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.8 miles
- Inkersall Spencer Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.2 miles
- New Whittington Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 1.2 miles
- Calow CofE VC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.4 miles
- Barrow Hill Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected October 2022 1.5 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 Little Characters's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Characters Good at its inspection on 20 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Characters take?
Little Characters is registered with Ofsted for up to 39 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Characters?
Chesterfield is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Characters?
You can call 07845 040533.
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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.
- © 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY435957 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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