Full-day nursery in Dronfield, Derbyshire
Once Upon A Time Daycare Dronfield
Hallam Business Centre, Stubley Lane, Dronfield, S18 1LS · 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 2021Reference 2653432Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 31 October 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places101 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 July 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
Hallam Business Centre, Stubley Lane, Dronfield, S18 1LS · More nurseries in S18
Stations
- Dronfield12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Summerwood Place, Wreakes Lane Top and Westbrook House.
Parks and playgrounds
- Moonpenny Field9 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Moonpenny 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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Once Upon A Time Daycare Dronfield is a full-day nursery at Hallam Business Centre, Stubley Lane, Dronfield, S18 1LS, in Dronfield, Derbyshire. It is registered for 101 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 8 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Once Upon A Time Daycare Limited.
Run by Once Upon A Time Daycare Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Once Upon A Time Daycare DronfieldThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Dronfield Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Dronfield Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.6 miles
- Lenthall Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Holmesdale Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.7 miles
- Dronfield Stonelow Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.8 miles
- William Levick Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 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 Once Upon A Time Daycare Dronfield's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Once Upon A Time Daycare Dronfield Good at its inspection on 31 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Once Upon A Time Daycare Dronfield take?
Once Upon A Time Daycare Dronfield is registered with Ofsted for up to 101 children at any one time.
Who runs Once Upon A Time Daycare Dronfield?
Once Upon A Time Daycare Dronfield is run by Once Upon A Time Daycare Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Once Upon A Time Daycare Dronfield?
Dronfield is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Once Upon A Time Daycare Dronfield?
You can call 0114 553 7777 and visit onceuponatimedaycare.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 2653432 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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