Full-day nursery in Upper Midway, Derbyshire
The Honey Pots Day Nursery
55 NEWHALL ROAD, SWADLINCOTE, DE11 0BD · 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 February 2012Reference EY442478Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 30 November 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 30 April 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
55 NEWHALL ROAD, SWADLINCOTE, DE11 0BD · More nurseries in DE11
Buses
18 bus stops within 400 m, including St Edwards School, Springfield Junior School and Catholic Club.
Parks and playgrounds
- Eureka Park4 min walk
- Swadlincote Woodlands & Park9 min walk
- Diana Memorial Garden11 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 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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The Honey Pots Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 55 NEWHALL ROAD, SWADLINCOTE, DE11 0BD, in Upper Midway, Derbyshire. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026). It is run by The Honey Pots Day Nursery Limited.
Run by The Honey Pots Day Nursery Limited (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
- St Edward's Catholic Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Springfield Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.2 miles
- Belmont Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- Eureka Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.7 miles
- Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.9 miles
- Newhall Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.9 miles
- Pennine Way Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.9 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 The Honey Pots Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Honey Pots Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 30 November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Honey Pots Day Nursery take?
The Honey Pots Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
Who runs The Honey Pots Day Nursery?
The Honey Pots Day Nursery is run by The Honey Pots Day Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact The Honey Pots Day Nursery?
You can call 01283 551398 and visit www.thehoneypotsdaynursery.co.uk.
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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
- 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY442478 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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