Belwood Playgroup
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Doncaster for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2022. Open since 1992, with 20 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 North Lincolnshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Lincolnshire 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
DN9 1LRWhat 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, 2 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff have high expectations for children's learning and development. Children have good opportunities to develop their thinking skills, mathematics, language and social and emotional development. For example, as they engage in a water play activity, children work together, take turns and build friendships. They talk about the different size of jugs and test tubes. Children use water pipettes, which help to develop the small muscles in their hands.
Children gain independence skills, for example, as they wash their hands for snack time. They get their own drinks from the water dispenser or pour their own milk.
Children put their aprons on for messy play, seeking staff out for help if needed.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- give children more time to respond to questions and think things through before providing the answer and moving on n support staff to engage with children more effectively during child-led play, to further develop their vocabulary.
- 2 December 2022Good
- 24 April 2017Good
- 22 May 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Belwood Playgroup
- 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.