Full-day nursery in Brockwell, Derbyshire
Playbox Day Nursery
29 Ashgate Road, Chesterfield, S40 4AG · 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 March 2021Reference 2623338Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 August 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 January 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
29 Ashgate Road, Chesterfield, S40 4AG · More nurseries in S40
Stations
- Chesterfield23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Oakley Avenue, Chester Street Recreation Ground and Holmebank West.
Parks and playgrounds
- Edinburgh Road Park10 min walk
- Queen's Park11 min walk
- Inkerman Playing Fields12 min walk
- Abercrombie Community Park12 min walk
- Chester Street Playground2 min walk
- Playground5 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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Playbox Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 29 Ashgate Road, Chesterfield, S40 4AG, in Brockwell, Derbyshire. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 6 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Nether Green Nursery Ltd.
Run by Nether Green Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- 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 0.2 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Brockwell Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.4 miles
- Brockwell Nursery and Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- Ashgate Croft School ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- Abercrombie Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Old Hall Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.6 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 0.7 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 Playbox Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Playbox Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 16 August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Playbox Day Nursery take?
Playbox Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
Who runs Playbox Day Nursery?
Playbox Day Nursery is run by Nether Green Nursery Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Playbox Day Nursery?
Chesterfield is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Playbox Day Nursery?
You can call 01246 550918 and visit www.playbox-nursery.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 2623338 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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