But it, of course, comes with some mixed emotions with any parent missing their child and also some worrying whether their youngster will be in a safe pair of hands.
It’s a tough decision as to which nursery school is best to choose. With that in mind we’ve checked out the Google rankings to bring you a list of the best rated nurseries and day care centres around Chesterfield. Each place has a rating out of five stars.
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1. Lamb Setts Nursery School - 66 Tapton View Rd, Chesterfield
"Brilliant nursery - very clean and safe environment for the littles ones to play and learn with lots of indoor and out doors activities . Staff are wonderful." - Rated: 4.8 Photo: Google
2. Kids Planet North Wingfield - 1 The Grn, North Wingfield
"Lovely and tidy. brilliant staff and great for the kids. Shop next door and easy access with parking." - Rated: 4.8 Photo: Kids Planet North Wingfield
3. Kids Planet Brampton - Chatsworth Rd, Chesterfield
"Can't recommend highly enough! Staff and manager are lovely, helpful and amazing with the kids." - Rated: 5 star Photo: Google
4. Playbox Day Nursery - 29 Ashgate Rd, Chesterfield
"Highly recommend this nursery. Our little one as been going for around 3 years and he loves it." - Rated: 4.2 Photo: Playbox Day Nursery