Full-day nursery in Alfreton, Derbyshire
White House Nursery Alfreton
1 Watchorn Lane, Alfreton, DE55 7AT · 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 August 2017Reference EY548911Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places82 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 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
1 Watchorn Lane, Alfreton, DE55 7AT · More nurseries in DE55
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Derwent Grove, Derby Road and Watchorn.
Parks and playgrounds
- Watchorn Park3 min walk
- Alfreton Park5 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- 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.
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White House Nursery Alfreton is a full-day nursery at 1 Watchorn Lane, Alfreton, DE55 7AT, in Alfreton, Derbyshire. It is registered for 82 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 31 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Whitehouse Day Nursery Limited.
Run by Whitehouse Day Nursery Limited (company), which runs 5 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White House Nursery AlfretonThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Ashbourne Day Nurseries at AlfretonFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Woodland Walk Day Care LtdFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
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| South Wingfield Pre-School PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.8 miles |
| South Normanton Pre-School CICFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.3 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Kingdom Christian School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Alfreton Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- Alfreton Park Community Special School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.4 miles
- Woodbridge Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 miles
- Croft Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- Copthorne Community Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.9 miles
- Leys Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.9 miles
- Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.0 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 White House Nursery Alfreton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated White House Nursery Alfreton Good at its inspection on 15 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can White House Nursery Alfreton take?
White House Nursery Alfreton is registered with Ofsted for up to 82 children at any one time.
Who runs White House Nursery Alfreton?
White House Nursery Alfreton is run by Whitehouse Day Nursery Limited, which runs 5 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to White House Nursery Alfreton?
Alfreton is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact White House Nursery Alfreton?
You can call 01773 687880 and visit www.thewhitehousenursery.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 EY548911 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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