Daisy Day Care
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in York for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2023. Open since 2012, with 24 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 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
YO62 4DRWhat 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.
- 25 August 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 13 December 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are cared for by dedicated and nurturing staff. They have created a warm and welcoming environment, which helps children to feel settled and secure. On arrival, children are immediately keen to go and explore the interesting activities available. In the baby room, resources have been thoughtfully set out to promote children's independence and to encourage them to pull themselves up in readiness for walking. Children show curiosity as they crawl on a mirrored surface and pick up shiny objects. They show they want to share favourite books with staff and start to point to animals in the pictures. Older children concentrate as they try to add objects to carefully balance a wooden toy. Staff encourage them to count and to recognise different shapes and colours as they build towers. Their questions are matched effectively to individual children's stage of development. This supports children to make good progress from their starting points.
Staff provide a consistent approach to promoting children's positive behaviour. They understand how to support children to play alongside their peers. There is plenty of praise and encouragement when children are helpful or kind to their friends.
Children readily fetch a cloth to clean the table and help staff to sweep the floor.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen times of transition such as mealtimes and going outside so that children are clear about what is expected of them, and opportunities for learning are maximised n consider how to develop the outdoor area further to promote and extend opportunities for children who prefer to learn outside, including the youngest children.
- 13 December 2023Good
- 27 July 2023Inadequate
- 7 February 2023Inadequate
- 19 March 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Daisy Day Care
- 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.