Partou Field View Day Nursery & Pre-School

A renovated baby room, an outdoor classroom and gardens with all-weather play areas give Partou Field View a clear practical identity: space for children to explore inside and out. Set in a converted property in Stretton, the nursery combines open-plan rooms with outdoor learning and contact with its local community. The physical setting is a strong reason to consider it.

Ofsted rated the nursery Good at its 10 August 2022 inspection. That judgement sits alongside specific strengths in play and everyday independence, with improvements required in older children's vocabulary and opportunities to solve problems themselves. The inspection predates the baby-room refurbishment completed in May 2026.

Partou Field View Day Nursery & Pre-School accepts children aged 2 to 60 months and has 55 places in total. Its Main Road address serves families in Stretton, Alfreton and the surrounding area. Full-day, morning, afternoon and school-day sessions provide different ways to organise attendance.

Learning and Activities

The early years foundation stage sets the requirements for children's learning, development and care: learning and everyday care work together, with children developing communication, movement, early counting and an understanding of the world through play. At Field View, activities are planned around children's interests and their stage of development. That gives staff a starting point in what a child enjoys and can already do.

In August 2022, children explored how water changed dry sand, while preschool play included cutting flower petals and making pretend birthday cakes from dough. These were practical ways to investigate materials, practise hand control and bring counting into play. Learning happened through handling things, trying ideas and talking with adults.

There was also a useful caution in August 2022. Adults sometimes supplied answers before preschool children could test their own ideas, including during an activity about objects floating or sinking. Older children also needed adults to introduce more precise vocabulary. For parents, the important distinction is between an engaging activity and an adult interaction that extends the child's thinking.

Outdoor and Community Life

Two all-weather play areas, a vegetable patch and an outdoor classroom give the garden several different uses. Children spend time outdoors daily, with space to move and explore. A greenhouse adds another physical resource to the setting, although the vegetable patch and outdoor classroom are the clearer anchors for its outdoor offer.

The baby room was refurbished by May 2026, following work on the baby garden. This is a meaningful change for families choosing care for younger children: the indoor space and its associated garden have both received attention. A further garden overhaul was planned in the May announcement; that planned work should be kept separate from the improvements already completed.

In August 2022, babies practised moving over outdoor ground with trees and twigs, and rolled balls down slopes. Preschool children investigated snails and used water to keep them damp. Those examples connect physical exploration with an early understanding of living things.

Community contact extends beyond the garden. Visits from the local nursing home bring different generations into nursery life, while regular donations support the local food bank. These activities connect nursery life with the local community.

Regular conversations with parents and online journals provide two routes for keeping up with children's progress. The combination matters: a journal can preserve an account of learning, while a conversation allows parents to discuss the small details of the day. Both form part of the current parent-communication offer.

At its August 2022 inspection, Ofsted found effective safeguarding arrangements and good support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, including individual support plans and work with speech and language therapists. The manager, special educational needs coordinator, key staff and parents contributed to those plans. This was a specific support mechanism, with outside professionals involved where needed.

In August 2022, staff helped children resolve a disagreement over a toy through a calm conversation about sharing. Everyday independence also received attention: babies were encouraged to feed themselves, and older children collected eating utensils, served food and cleared their dishes. These routines gave children small responsibilities they could practise within the nursery day.

Meals are prepared on site using a seasonal menu. Food and drinks sit within a separate meals-and-snacks charge, and nappies, wipes and sun cream within a separate consumables charge; both also apply to funded sessions.

Sessions and Attendance

Opening hours are 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday. A full-day booking runs between those times; morning sessions run from 7.30am to 1pm, and afternoon sessions from 1pm to 5.30pm. The school-day session runs from 8.30am to 3.30pm, providing a shorter alternative to the full day.

The nursery closes on bank holidays and between Christmas and New Year. Charges apply across 52 weeks, including bank holidays, so families should distinguish the attendance calendar from the charging calendar when comparing costs. Current prices come in the nursery's written quotation.

Getting There

The address is Main Road, Stretton, Alfreton, DE55 6ET, on the A61 between Clay Cross and Morton. Two on-site car parks serve drop-offs and pick-ups.

Funding and Paid Extras

Funded childcare is offered for eligible families through Derbyshire Local Authority, typically covering 15 or 30 hours per week over 38 term weeks, with a maximum of 10 funded hours a day. For year-round attendance, funding is stretched over 51 weeks: the corresponding weekly amounts are 11.17 or 22.35 hours. Those are funded care hours, rather than a description of the whole attendance bill.

Care, food and consumables are separate charging categories. Funding covers the care element; meals and snacks, along with consumables, remain separately charged for funded sessions. The food charge covers drinks as well as meals and snacks, while the consumables charge covers daily items including sun cream, wipes and nappies. This separation makes the full cost of a chosen pattern more useful than the care price alone.

A non-refundable registration fee or a registration deposit to reserve a place applies, subject to the eligibility conditions in the terms and conditions. The fees and funding information explains the branch's charging structure.

• Older children's thinking and language. In August 2022, adults needed to introduce more new vocabulary and leave children more time to work out answers. During a visit, ask how staff now support these two aspects of preschool learning.
• Baby-room settling. The baby room and baby garden have been renovated. Ask how settling visits, daily routines and the move into this space would be organised for your child.
• The whole attendance bill. Meals and consumables are separately charged even during funded sessions, and charges apply across 52 weeks, including bank holidays. Compare a written quotation for your intended pattern with the nursery's closure calendar.

Field View suits families who value daily outdoor activity and want a choice between full days, morning or afternoon sessions, and a shorter school-day booking. Its outdoor classroom, vegetable patch and renovated baby provision give that choice a tangible setting. The August 2022 Good judgement provides a positive inspection position, balanced by specific questions about preschool vocabulary and independent problem-solving. Separately charged food and consumables are an essential part of the cost calculation.