Crescent Corner
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Sheffield for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2023. Open since 2020, with 60 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 Sheffield
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Sheffield 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
S6 1LHWhat 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 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children feel safe and secure in the care of staff, who support their emotional wellbeing. When children are a little unsettled, staff are patient and reassuring. They work with parents to understand children's routines and needs to help children to feel settled and well cared for. Staff talk to children about their feelings. They say,
'Are you feeling sad today?' This helps children to understand their feelings and emotions.
Staff plan learning that teaches new skills and embeds emerging skills. For example, children construct a story together. Staff provide the outline for the story, leaving gaps for children to fill in. Children use their imaginations and the range of vocabulary that they have already learned. Staff introduce new words to help children to construct the story. This helps children to develop a love of stories, as well as to widen their vocabulary even further. As younger children attempt to form sentences, staff repeat back what they say. This helps them to practise sentence structure and develop their communication and language skills from an early age.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide more opportunities for children to recall prior learning to help them to fully embed their knowledge n introduce more opportunities to teach children about keeping themselves healthy and learn about their bodies.
- 2 November 2023Good
- 13 December 2022Needs improvement
- 22 June 2022Inadequate
- 12 January 2022Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Crescent Corner
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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