Fairmount Nursery (Clarkehouse)
GoodTakes funded hours★ 3.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Sheffield for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2024. Open since 1994, with 75 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Funded hours are available for 2, 3 & 4 year olds (subject to criteria).
Worth knowing. Subject to criteria.
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
S10 2LAWhat 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, 30 April 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff give a warm greeting to children as they arrive at this welcoming and inclusive nursery. They know children very well and chat with them about their homes and families as they confidently part from their parents. Children settle quickly and well from the start. They show that they feel safe and happy. Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour. They are excellent role models, who are calm and friendly. Children are kind and respectful towards each other and the adults who care for them. They learn to share and take turns during routines and their play.
Children delight in taking part in a wide range of fun and exciting activities at the nursery. For example, children listen intently to an inspiring presentation about space from an expert. They eagerly follow this up by drawing pictures which will be sent up into space in real life. This helps children to experience awe and wonder about the world and beyond. Children have a very positive attitude to their learning and are curious to find out more. For instance, they use books and pictures of planets to inform their drawings. Other examples of children investigating the wider world are when they send a parcel and write letters to other children at a nursery in Scotland. They are amazed to track the journey of their gifts.
Babies use their curiosity to explore using all of their senses. One example of this is when they see what happens when they press their hands into clay. Children find out about the similarities and differences between themselves and others. For instance, they taste foods from different cultures during Eid and Lunar New Year.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to enhance their interactions with younger children even further, to help to consistently achieve the very best outcomes for children.
- 30 April 2024Good
- 28 June 2018Good
- 6 August 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Fairmount Nursery (Clarkehouse)
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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