Banana Moon Day Nursery - Catterick
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Catterick Garrison for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 2016, with 72 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
What childcare usually costs in North Yorkshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Yorkshire 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
DL9 4QNWhat 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.
- 18 May 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 21 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are safe and happy in this highly inclusive setting. There is a secure keyperson approach across the setting. Staff take time to build positive relationships with children. For example, babies snuggle into staff when they are tired. Older children proudly show off their achievements to staff. This helps to build a clear sense of belonging and community throughout the setting. Staff plan children's transitions to new rooms well and base them on children's individual needs. This helps children to feel safe and secure.
All staff are enthusiastic and act as positive role models. They give children gentle reminders to follow the rules and have high expectations of their behaviour.
Children's behaviour is good. They learn the words to use to express their emotions and to talk about how they feel. Staff have also designed a sensory room for children to go to should they need quiet time to help regulate their emotions.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff to consider how they deliver group activities to ensure that all children remain focused and engaged in their learning n support staff to use what they know about individual children to identify more precise next steps in their learning, in order to build on what they already know and can do.
- 21 November 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 28 January 2019Good
- 20 April 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Banana Moon Day Nursery - Catterick
- What it costs
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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