Children 1st Clowne Nursery School

Chesterfield College, Clowne College Campus, Clowne, Chesterfield S43 4JX
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9.9 132 Reviews
Children 1st Clowne Nursery School is surrounded by lovely countryside within easy reach of the town centre. The nursery has been refurbished throughout with bright, open areas for babies, toddlers, early years and 'out of school' children from birth to twelve years.

Age-appropriate rooms create an imaginative learning environment for the children and are staffed by an enthusiastic and highly trained early years team.

The toddler room features an ‘up, up and away’ sensory pod, offering a quiet space where the children can experience a cosy, safe ambience. The pre-school children have access to a split-level mezzanine where they can immerse themselves into role play or hide away for a quiet story in the reading area.

The nursery also features a ‘jungle room’ which provides the children with an adventure full of slopes, tunnels and a ball pool.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in charge

  • Emma Britland (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 32

Total Places for Children

  • 120

Age Range

  • from 0 years 2 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Children 1st Clowne Nursery School Reviews (132)

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Children 1st Clowne Nursery School has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.923) out of 10, based on 38 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Children 1st Clowne Nursery School has 132 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are very happy knowing our little boy is in a safe and friendly environment at the nursery. He's been going to Children's 1st in Clowne for just over two years and has really grown in that time. The staff are excellent, especially his key workers. He comes home and often teaches us new nursery rhymes
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has loved coming here from the age of 9 months and is now 2. She loves the staff and has bonded well with the teachers. The food is great and my daughter has her 5 a day and plenty to drink. Outstanding childcare.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic nursery and staff.
Forward thinking, great care, fantastic activities and fun for the children!
Love the outside areas and different open spaces for the children to engage.
Great story time and interaction.
My daughter is very happy there!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both of my daughters have attended this nursery and I am so glad they did. It is a wonderful nursery with lovely welcoming and friendly staff and even though the older daughter is in school now she loves to visit her old rooms! I can't recommend them enough!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Breedon House and all the staff are fantastic. Following two not so good previous nurseries I could not be happier here. The care, thought, friendliness of the staff is second to none. The facilities are superb, 100% clean and just a lovely place and surroundings for my daughter. In my opinion, a text
book example of the best and a clear view of being the best. No need to worry about a thing here, it's fantastic. 100% recommend to all.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our Daughter has attended Children 1st for well over a year now. Throughout this time we have received excellent support and care from each and every member of staff within the nursery. Selecting a nursery for our child was a daunting task, however, Children 1st stood out to us from the rest for its
professionalism and friendly knowledgeable staff who clearly all love working there.


Our Daughter is our first child, and the staff at Children 1st have been there for both my Husband and I giving us support and guidance throughout her development and progression within the nursery. Now at 3 1/2 our Daughter loves her nursery time, she runs to open the door and play on the many activities inside. We have recently received excellent care for which we are very grateful for around our Daughters speech and language.


We sincerely have no hesitation in recommending Children 1st at Clowne, and we have done, many of our friends now take their children there too and share in our opinion.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My boy as been at this nursery a year and it's a big part of his growing up. The staff are amazing and the facilities are perfect for his needs. I've noticed him learning so much and he has such fun. I've never once had to worry about leaving my boy.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Have have sent all 3 of my girls here.
Boost self esteem.
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Fabulous environment.
All nursery nurses are very loving.
Food delicious and fresh.
My girls came on leaps and bounds in friendships.
Support with potty training.
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been at Breedon House for almost 4 years. He has built some great relationships a made some fantastic friends.
I have had no problems whatsoever with either the staff or facilities. They have supported me as a parent through behavioural problems and I would highly recommend Breedon.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Children 1st at clowne is such an amazing nursery my niece is in the early years room and the staff are all amazing and so caring. My niece adores one staff member and always talks about her at home. The nursery is amazing and I can't thank the staff enough for all the care and love they have given
my niece. Would recommend clowne nursery to everyone.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A wonderful nursery. The staff cant do enough to make sure the children and parents are happy.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

It is a well presented nursery, great equipment, staff are all very helpful and plan fun activities. With my son having Sen, they make sure he is included in all activities and do their utmost for him.

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.923)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.923) out of 10 for Children 1st Clowne Nursery School is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 38 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 38 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.923 for Children 1st Clowne Nursery School is calculated as follows: ( (421 Excellents x 5) + (27 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 452 Ratings = 4.923

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Children 1st Clowne Nursery School is based on 38 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 120 number of registered child places is 24, which has been reached with 38 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Emma

Emma Britland

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2010

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