Sessional pre-school in Smalley, Derbyshire
Smalley Pre-School Playgroup
Church Hall, Main Road, Smalley, Ilkeston, DE7 6EF · 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 1992Reference 206856Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 March 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
Church Hall, Main Road, Smalley, Ilkeston, DE7 6EF · More nurseries in DE7
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Institute and Smalley Hall.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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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Smalley Pre-School Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Church Hall, Main Road, Smalley, Ilkeston, DE7 6EF, in Smalley, Derbyshire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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| Smalley Pre-School PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Richardson Endowed Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.3 miles
- Horsley Woodhouse Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Stanley Common Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Inadequateinspected November 2022 1.3 miles
- Denby Free CofE VA Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.5 miles
- Horsley CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected February 2025 1.8 miles
- Mapperley CofE Controlled Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 1.9 miles
- Heanor Gate Spencer Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Outstandinginspected June 2023 1.6 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 Smalley Pre-School Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Smalley Pre-School Playgroup Good at its inspection on 29 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Smalley Pre-School Playgroup take?
Smalley Pre-School Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
How do I contact Smalley Pre-School Playgroup?
You can call 07903 129575 and visit www.smalleypreschool.co.uk.
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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 206856 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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