The Old Vicarage Day Nursery, Swadlincote

The Old Vicarage Day Nursery, Swadlincote The Old Vicarage Day Nursery is a private day care setting in the heart of Swadlincote, South Derbyshire.

Part of The DEN Nursery Group the site benefits from on-site Forest School, highly trained passionate practitioners and a well researched curriculum.

11/09/2026

Let Them Be Little 🌱✨

There will be plenty of time for sitting at desks later.

Right now, there are puddles to splash in. 💦

Stories to disappear into. 📚
Questions to ask.
Friends to make. 🤝
Things to build, paint, dig up, take apart and wonder about.

At The Old Vicarage, learning is woven through the experiences children naturally love.

Because these early years aren’t preparation for childhood.

They are childhood. 💛

🏡 Come and Discover Us.

08/09/2026

Somewhere They Feel They Belong 🏡💛

There’s a lot you can measure about a nursery.

But some of the most important things are harder to put on a list.

The person who knows when your child needs a little reassurance.
The familiar face they’re delighted to see in the morning.
The friend whose hand they reach for.
The confidence that grows because they feel safe enough to explore. 🌱

At The Old Vicarage, relationships matter deeply to us. Because before children can really flourish, they need to know they belong.

✨ Come and see how The Old Vicarage feels.

Known. Valued. Encouraged to grow.
Book a Showaround and discover what makes us special.

Love cooking? Fancy joining us every now and then? 🍎🥕👩‍🍳 We’re looking for a friendly, reliable relief cook for an immed...
04/09/2026

Love cooking? Fancy joining us every now and then? 🍎🥕👩‍🍳

We’re looking for a friendly, reliable relief cook for an immediate start, covering absence at either The Old Vicarage in Swadlincote or Station House in Castle Donington.

You won’t be walking into a kitchen wondering what on earth you’re supposed to make.

The recipes will be ready. The ingredients will be waiting.

We just need someone who’s happy to roll up their sleeves and turn them into delicious, nutritious meals for our little people.

You’ll need to be confident working independently in the kitchen, organised, dependable and, of course, someone who genuinely enjoys cooking.

⭐ Immediate start
🍴 Flexible, ad-hoc cover when needed
📍 Swadlincote and/or Castle Donington
💷 Starting from £13 per hour
🥕 Recipes and ingredients all provided

You don’t need to reinvent the menu. You don’t need to be the next Gordon Ramsay. You just need to be happy in a kitchen, able to follow our recipes and take pride in making good food for growing children.

Sound like your kind of thing? We’d love to hear from you.

Drop us a message and tell us a little about yourself, or tag someone who might be perfect for it.

🌈 Wibble, Wobble, Squish!Our Baby Bears at The Old Vicarage got wonderfully hands-on with some very wobbly jelly play! 💚...
03/09/2026

🌈 Wibble, Wobble, Squish!
Our Baby Bears at The Old Vicarage got wonderfully hands-on with some very wobbly jelly play! 💚

Little fingers poked, squished, squeezed and scooped as we discovered how jelly feels, moves and slips through our hands. There were new textures to investigate, colours to notice and plenty of wonderfully messy moments along the way.

Sometimes, learning is delightfully wibbly and wobbly! 🌈

🎡✨ What a lovely day we’ve had at Willington Carnival! ☀️💛It was wonderful to showcase both The Old Forge Nursery and ou...
18/07/2026

🎡✨ What a lovely day we’ve had at Willington Carnival! ☀️💛

It was wonderful to showcase both The Old Forge Nursery and our brand new nursery, Potlocks.

We loved meeting so many lovely families, chatting with you all, and sharing what makes our nurseries such special places to learn, play, and grow.

A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by our stall, took part in our activities, and came to say hello. We hope you had as much fun as we did!

We can’t wait to welcome both familiar and new faces to our nurseries soon. 🌿💚

Fire! Fire!  What fun we had at Swadlincote Fire Station this week with the children in our Bear Cubs room.We saw lots o...
30/06/2026

Fire! Fire! What fun we had at Swadlincote Fire Station this week with the children in our Bear Cubs room.

We saw lots of different equipment, touched the fire hoses - even squirting our own water and making a rainbow, and we all got to sit in the big fire engine. Wow!

Thank you to the Fire Service for having us and being so welcoming - it was certainly a day the children won't forget for a long time 🚒👨‍🚒

Little Bears have been celebrating World Outdoor Learning Day & World Bee Day the best way we know how… outside in the f...
21/05/2026

Little Bears have been celebrating World Outdoor Learning Day & World Bee Day the best way we know how… outside in the fresh air! 🌼🐝

We’ve been busy making yummy mud pies and planting lots of beautiful flowers for our buzzing friends to enjoy! 🌸✨

08/05/2026

Happy Birthday Sir David Attenborough 💯

The children of The Old Vicarage Day Nursery have had a wonderful themed day of nature fun in Sir David's honour. We dressed up as animals, made beautiful nature bracelets, explored the plants we found in our garden and enjoyed our snack outside! The children were having so much fun we extended the activities by making some playdough animals of our own.

What a wonderful way to recognise such an amazing life of 100 years. Sir David Attenborough’s passion for nature has helped inspire so many of the Forest School adventures our children enjoy today - encouraging curiosity, respect for the world around us, and a love of caring for our planet from the very earliest years. 🌿

🌍 Little Bears celebrating Earth Day 🌱This morning we gathered around a cosy fire to warm some yummy milk and melt lard ...
22/04/2026

🌍 Little Bears celebrating Earth Day 🌱

This morning we gathered around a cosy fire to warm some yummy milk and melt lard to create bird feeders 🐦🔥

Our Little Bears loved decorating egg boxes and carefully scooping in bird seed, ready to hang up once they’ve hardened. A lovely hands‑on way to care for our planet and its wildlife 💚

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All smiles and giggles as our Pre‑School children enjoyed a lovely trip to Garden King 🌸 They loved the ride on our eco‑...
16/04/2026

All smiles and giggles as our Pre‑School children enjoyed a lovely trip to Garden King 🌸

They loved the ride on our eco‑mini bus and had so much fun exploring and learning about the different plants and flowers. A wonderful day out for everyone!

Address

35 Vicarage Road
Swadlincote
DE118LG

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 6pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 6pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 6pm
Thursday 7:30am - 6pm
Friday 7:30am - 6pm

Telephone

+441283552711

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