Full-day nursery in Smisby, Derbyshire
Smisby Day Nursery
Main Street, Smisby, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65 2TY · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Main Street, Smisby, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65 2TY · More nurseries in LE65
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Main Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 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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Smisby Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Main Street, Smisby, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65 2TY, in Smisby, Derbyshire. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 3 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ashby Hastings Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.1 miles
- Woodcote Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.1 miles
- Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.3 miles
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.4 miles
- Ashby Hill Top Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 1.6 miles
- Castleview School ages 5–19 1.6 miles
- Ivanhoe School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 1.4 miles
- Ashby School Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 1.6 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 Smisby Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Smisby Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 24 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Smisby Day Nursery take?
Smisby Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
How do I contact Smisby Day Nursery?
You can call 01530 416279 and visit www.smisbydaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY280477 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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