Full-day nursery in Leabrooks, Derbyshire
Little Sunshines Pre-School (Somercotes)
Somerlea Park Community Centre, Sherwood Street, Leabrooks, ALFRETON, DE55 1LB · 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 November 2014Reference EY482707Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 19 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places42 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
Somerlea Park Community Centre, Sherwood Street, Leabrooks, ALFRETON, DE55 1LB · More nurseries in DE55
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Sherwood Street, John Street and Leabrooks Corner.
Parks and playgrounds
- Riddings Park8 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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.
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Little Sunshines Pre-School (Somercotes) is a full-day nursery at Somerlea Park Community Centre, Sherwood Street, Leabrooks, ALFRETON, DE55 1LB, in Leabrooks, Derbyshire. It is registered for 42 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 1 review (October 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Sunshines Pre-School (Somercotes)This nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| White House Nursery AlfretonFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Swanwick Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
| Ashbourne Day Nurseries at AlfretonFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
| Clowns Childrens CentreFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
| Woodland Walk Day Care LtdFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
| Clowns Day Nursery LTDFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Somerlea Park Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.1 miles
- Somercotes Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.2 miles
- Riddings Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Riddings Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Swanwick School and Sports College ages 5–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Leys Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.2 miles
- Woodbridge Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.3 miles
- Alfreton Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2024 1.3 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 Sunshines Pre-School (Somercotes)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Sunshines Pre-School (Somercotes) Good at its inspection on 19 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Sunshines Pre-School (Somercotes) take?
Little Sunshines Pre-School (Somercotes) is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Sunshines Pre-School (Somercotes)?
Alfreton is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Sunshines Pre-School (Somercotes)?
You can call 07731 889511 and visit little-sunshines.com.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY482707 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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