Kids Planet North Wingfield

Firepit cooking, woodwork and weekly womble sessions give Kids Planet North Wingfield a clear outdoor character. This purpose-built nursery occupies two levels on the corner of Chesterfield Road and The Green, with three rooms and two enclosed outdoor play spaces. Children can move freely between the gardens and indoor activities, making outdoor exploration part of ordinary nursery life.

The nursery has capacity for 60 children and accepts ages from 3 to 60 months. At its 18 May 2026 inspection, Ofsted judged behaviour and routines, welfare and wellbeing, and leadership and governance at Strong standard, with achievement, curriculum and teaching, and inclusion at Expected standard; safeguarding standards were met. That is a differentiated assessment, with stronger care and routines than teaching consistency.

Full-day, morning and afternoon bookings give families different ways to use the setting. Its outdoor offer is the clearest reason to consider it, while the findings about teaching younger children deserve close attention.

Learning and Activities

The early years foundation stage sets the requirements for children's learning, development and care. In parent language, this means that play, communication, physical development and everyday independence belong together in the nursery day. Activities should help children learn as well as keep them occupied.

Alongside that framework, North Wingfield holds Udeskole accreditation and uses outdoor learning through firepit activities, woodwork and hapazome printing, a creative printing activity. The accreditation has concrete expression here: gardens are accessible from indoors, and making things outside sits alongside physical play. Children have opportunities to handle materials and practise skills in different surroundings.

In May 2026, mathematical vocabulary appeared in water play, storytelling and lunch preparation. Babies heard words about quantity while scooping water; toddlers explored position through an interactive bear story; older children counted the equipment needed to set the lunch table. These examples show how an ordinary task can become a learning opportunity rather than a separate lesson.

Conversation also accompanied play in May 2026. Babies practised colour words, while older children talked about birthdays as they worked with play dough. For parents, the useful detail is the adult involvement: language learning depended on practitioners joining children's activity and giving them words to use.

Outdoor and Community Life

Weekly womble sessions involve children helping to tidy their local area. This gives caring for shared surroundings a practical task, rather than leaving it as an abstract rule. Emergency services also visit the nursery, and community trips connect activities with life beyond the setting.

The outdoor spaces serve different stages of development. In May 2026, there was a separate baby area as well as an area for forest-school activities. Babies practised scooping water, toddlers mixed flowers and water, and older children worked on balance over obstacles and on kicking balls. The physical experiences differed with children's abilities.

Firepit activities also brought rules into use. In May 2026, older children listened to safety instructions and followed them during the activity. That is a useful example of outdoor learning combining an interesting experience with the need to pay attention and consider other children.

Relationships and Communication

In May 2026, key persons offered comfort, joined children's play and adjusted individual care routines. Children developed familiar relationships with the adults caring for them. For a family choosing care for a younger child, those everyday interactions matter as much as the activity programme.

Small self-care tasks were part of the day in May 2026. Babies practised wiping their faces and noses, while older children washed their hands and poured drinks themselves. These are manageable steps towards independence, with adults supporting the task rather than doing everything for the child.

Famly, the group-wide parent app used here, provides updates during the day. It gives families a connection with nursery activities alongside their conversations with staff. The practical value is keeping communication close to the child's daily experience.

Inclusion and Wellbeing

At the May 2026 inspection, Ofsted found responsive individual care and effective support for many children with SEND or other learning barriers, especially among older children, but inconsistent support for younger children and teaching that did not always extend their learning, including outdoors; further staff development was the next step. This qualification matters. A varied activity offer needs adults who can adapt their interaction to the child taking part.

In May 2026, staff observed children's play to identify emerging needs, sought additional advice and shared information with families and other early-years professionals. Information sharing also supported moves between nursery rooms and the eventual transition to school. These are useful mechanisms for continuity, rather than a promise that every child will need the same support.

Sessions and Attendance

The address is 1 The Green, North Wingfield, Chesterfield, S42 5LQ. Opening hours run from 7.30am until 6pm on weekdays, across 52 weeks of the year, with bank-holiday closures.

A Full Day runs from 7.30am to 6pm. Morning bookings finish at 1pm after a 7.30am start, while Afternoon bookings run from 1pm to 6pm. Full Time is also a booking label, using the same daily hours as Full Day, and ad-hoc hourly care is charged at a higher rate than regular bookings. The morning and afternoon options offer genuinely shorter attendance patterns within the opening day.

Families can contact the nursery by telephone or email, and tours can be booked. These routes provide a direct way to begin the joining process.

Funding and Paid Extras

Funded childcare is offered alongside paid care. The distinction between the childcare hours and extras matters: on days when early-years funding is applied, meals, consumables and activities carry separate charges, with the charge category depending on the length of attendance.

For private care, the fee includes meals and snacks alongside formula, nappies, wipes and sun cream. Freshly prepared food is provided, with dietary needs catered for; on funded days, food and non-food consumables are charged separately. Current prices come in the nursery's written quotation.

• Teaching younger children. The May 2026 findings identified uneven interaction and support for younger children with learning barriers. During a tour, ask how staff development is changing adult involvement in their play, including outdoors.
• Outdoor participation. Free movement into the gardens, firepit activities and woodwork are central to the offer. Ask how your child's stage of development shapes participation and supervision in these activities.
• Funding-day extras. Food, consumables and activities attract separate charges on days using funding. Request a written quotation for your intended morning, afternoon or full-day pattern so the childcare and extras are clear together.

Kids Planet North Wingfield suits families who want outdoor activity woven into nursery life and a choice between morning, afternoon and full-day attendance. Weekly local clean-ups, hands-on garden activities and community visitors give that offer substance.

The May 2026 assessment supports its strengths in care, behaviour and routines, while keeping teaching consistency in view. For parents of younger children, especially those needing additional learning support, the decisive conversation is about how practitioners adapt and extend play. The outdoor spaces are a draw; the quality of adult interaction determines their educational value.