Aughton Early Years Centre Daycare
OutstandingBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Sheffield for children from birth to 5, open 07:45 to 17:45, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2016, with 9 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Rotherham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Rotherham from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
S26 3XHWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 26 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
All children thrive under the care of the highly experienced and qualified staff team at this inspiring child-centred nursery. Children and their parents receive an extremely warm welcome by leaders and staff into the nursery. Staff have very high expectations for children's behaviour. Children settle exceptionally well, and there is a highly effective key-person system, enabling children to make excellent bonds with staff. All staff ensure that the settling-in process provides reassurance and emotional security for children and their parents. For example, staff replicate children's feeding and sleeping routines from home. This ensures that children quickly feel safe and at home in the nursery. Children develop the confidence to play and explore the nursery's highly stimulating learning environment.
Staff are excellent role models for communication and language. Babies hear lots of sounds, words and early language. They thoroughly enjoy singing nursery rhymes with staff, eagerly using wooden claves to replicate the rhythm of the song. Staff extend these interests with children. They introduce and encourage children to explore a wide selection of exciting books. They use story time as an opportunity to spark children's imagination and learn new vocabulary. They use props, exaggerated voices and expressive facial expressions during 'The Gingerbread Man'
story. Staff pause and wait for toddlers to fill in the gaps of the story. They use sign language consistently, and even the youngest of children begin to use this. For example, older babies make the sign for please and thank you. This helps children to build on their language skills, which they need for when they start school.
- 26 June 2024Outstanding
- 19 September 2018Good
- 12 October 2017Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Aughton Early Years Centre Daycare
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
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