Building Blocks Montessori Ltd
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Doncaster for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in July 2025. Open since 2011, with 56 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
2YR funding: Some children are entitled to 15 hrs free childcare. 3-5YR funding: The term after your child turns three, we can claim back the cost of 15hrs for you. We offer the extended funding (30hrs) as a stretched offer only.
Worth knowing. We offer the extended funding (30hrs) as a stretched offer only.
What childcare usually costs in Doncaster
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Doncaster 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
DN4 5JBWhat 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.
- 14 November 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 30 July 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
All children thrive in this inclusive, inspiring and nurturing nursery. Leaders are deeply committed to children with special educational needs and/or disabilities
(SEND), creating an exceptional environment, where they thrive. Staff work in strong partnership with professionals and use highly effective strategies, ensuring every child receives the right support to make excellent progress. Leaders and staff plan an ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum. Staff across the nursery have a strong understanding of the curriculum and deliver it highly effectively.
Children arrive extremely happy, and staff welcome them with smiles and warm greetings. Children eagerly leave their parents and become engrossed in purposeful play. Staff provide an inspiring environment, indoors and outdoors. It allows children to be free and independent and follow their own curiosities and choices.
- 30 July 2025Outstanding Safeguarding: Yes
- 3 March 2020Outstanding
- 25 January 2016Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Building Blocks Montessori Ltd
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- 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.
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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