Hackness and District Under Fives
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Scarborough for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2024. Open since 1992, 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
YO13 0JWWhat 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, 1 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff provide a warm, nurturing environment for children where their well-being is given the highest priority. Children are happy, well mannered and friendly towards each other. Staff are calm and caring. They model expected positive behaviours.
For example, staff and children support each other when they are upset. Children are confident and independent. This is built into the routines of the day to give children plenty of practice. For example, children pour their own drinks at snack time, try to put on their outdoor clothes and choose where they would like to play.
Children make steady progress. There is a balance of child-led and adult-led activities. Outside, children develop their own play in the forest. Inside, staff plan activities that help children to learn and develop their understanding across all areas of learning. Children enjoy baking, playing on the interactive whiteboard and taking part in other group activities.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- ensure that all those with management responsibilities have a full understanding of the statutory framework, particularly the safeguarding and welfare requirements n build on the opportunities to extend children's communication and language development further, for example, through consistent quality interactions n be more precise about what they want children to learn during planned activities to clearly establish what children will achieve in each area of learning so that this can be more easily shared with staff.
- 1 October 2024Good
- 26 November 2018Good
- 27 November 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Hackness and District Under Fives
- 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.