Grapevine Nursery Limited
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Sheffield for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2023. Open since 2015, with 47 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
30 Hours Funded Childcare for working parents of children aged 9 months and over; 15 Hours Funded Childcare available for all children aged 3 and over, and some 2 year olds.
Worth knowing. Funding does not cover consumables e.g. food, nappies and wipes. Children attending nursery with 15 hours of funding only will attend two days per week, from 9:00am to 3:00pm, for 47 weeks per year.
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
S2 4HJWhat 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, 16 August 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children make a strong start to their learning in this very caring and stimulating nursery. They make good progress overall throughout their time in nursery. They are well prepared for the next stage of their learning, such as starting school.
Parents appreciate the positive impact staff have on children's developing confidence and social skills. For example, babies are helped to build strong bonds with the experienced staff and settle well into the nursery's daily routines. Children learn to work independently and in groups and build lasting friendships. Staff make good use of their knowledge of children's interests and abilities to plan for their learning. For instance, children develop their memory, concentration and vocabulary as they try to identify the hidden item from a collection of seaside objects, such as flippers, goggles and sun cream.
Children feel safe and learn to behave very well and show concern for each other.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the planning further to help children build progressively on their enjoyment of books to support the highest levels of language development and understanding of the world.
- 16 August 2023Good
- 18 December 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Grapevine Nursery Limited
- 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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