Grange Kindergarten
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Rotherham for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 1967, with 40 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 Rotherham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Rotherham 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
S60 3NEWhat 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 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Friendly and enthusiastic staff greet children on arrival at this welcoming kindergarten. Children are happy to leave their parents and carers and are eager to start their learning. They develop a strong bond with their key person. This helps children to feel safe and secure. Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour. They consistently model the behaviour they expect. Children learn to say
'please' and 'thank you'. Their behaviour is good.
Staff encourage children to have a positive attitude to their learning. Children demonstrate a 'can-do' attitude. They help themselves to the creative materials available and show high levels of concentration as they watch the glue drizzle onto the paper. Older children persevere as they carefully balance the bricks on top of each other to build a tall tower. Children are calm and settled. They engage purposefully in their play. Children make good progress.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider ways to help children to understand how their behaviours may impact others and learn how to resolve their differences.
- 30 January 2024Good
- 11 September 2023Inadequate
- 11 July 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Grange Kindergarten
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.