Full-day nursery in Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Little Leprechauns Day Nurseries
19 Broad Pavement, Chesterfield, S40 1RP · 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 July 2005Reference EY308969Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 October 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 30 September 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
19 Broad Pavement, Chesterfield, S40 1RP · More nurseries in S40
Stations
- Chesterfield7 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
52 bus stops within 400 m, including Cavendish Street, Cavendish Street Stop T2 and Comet.
Parks and playgrounds
- Trinity Park6 min walk
- Riverside Park8 min walk
- Queen's Park9 min walk
- Abercrombie Community Park12 min walk
- Riverside Junior Park playground8 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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Little Leprechauns Day Nurseries is a full-day nursery at 19 Broad Pavement, Chesterfield, S40 1RP, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 12 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's Catholic Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.4 miles
- Abercrombie Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- Brampton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.8 miles
- St Peter and St Paul School ages 4–11 0.8 miles
- Spire Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.8 miles
- Hady Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected April 2024 0.9 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 Leprechauns Day Nurseries's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Leprechauns Day Nurseries Good at its inspection on 28 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Leprechauns Day Nurseries take?
Little Leprechauns Day Nurseries is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Leprechauns Day Nurseries?
Chesterfield is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Leprechauns Day Nurseries?
You can call 01246 208746 and visit www.littleleprechauns.co.uk.
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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 EY308969 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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