Darnall Community Nursery
Outstanding★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Sheffield for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2016, with 42 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
S9 4RAWhat 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, 7 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this warm and welcoming nursery. Home visits are completed for all children. Children are also invited to the 'Ready, steady, go' group with their parents and carers prior to starting at the nursery. This provides staff with an insightful view of children's previous experiences and knowledge, as well as helps to build positive relationships with each child and their family. Children's emotional well-being and good health is key area staff actively promote. Funding has been obtained so that children benefit from a range of free meals while they attend the nursery. In the gardening area, children learn to grow a vast array of vegetables and fruits, which they happily try when harvested.
When starting nursery, most children have skills and knowledge which is below expected levels. Due to positive staff interactions, all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make the progress which they are capable of. Dedicated and experienced staff know each child exceptionally well, which enables them to provide every child with a rich set of purposeful play experiences. These experiences provoke children's natural curiosity as learners. For example, children learn about how plants, flowers and vegetables grow from seeds in the designated gardening area. When growing sunflowers, staff extend children's learning by introducing tape measures, so that they can measure how tall the sunflowers have grown. Staff also send home connect packs with children, which contain all the resources and instructions needed to grow a sunflower at home.
This enables children's exploration and learning to be continued at home.
- 7 June 2023Outstanding
- 5 March 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Darnall Community Nursery
- 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.
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