Full-day nursery in Slack, Derbyshire
Young ones early years
Top Slack Farm, Ashover, S45 0ED · 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 December 2020Reference 2611327Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 February 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places70 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 September 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
Top Slack Farm, Ashover, S45 0ED · More nurseries in S45
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Lant Lane and Slack Lane.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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Young ones early years is a full-day nursery at Top Slack Farm, Ashover, S45 0ED, in Slack, Derbyshire. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ashover Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.2 miles
- Eastwood Grange School ages 5–19 1.7 miles
- Tansley Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 1.7 miles
- Highfields School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.4 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 Young ones early years's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Young ones early years Good at its inspection on 23 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Young ones early years take?
Young ones early years is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
How do I contact Young ones early years?
You can call 07593 259754.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
- 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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2611327 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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