Harmby Under 5s
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Leyburn for children from birth to 8+, open 08:45 to 15:15, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2022. Open since 2015, with 15 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
DL8 5PRWhat 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, 23 May 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thoroughly enjoy their time in this stimulating setting. They separate from their parents and carers with ease and quickly engage in the array of exciting activities that are on offer. Children are eager and motivated to learn. They join in planned activities or happily engage in their own play. For example, children make ice-cream cones from foam. They invite staff into their play. Staff support children to count how many scoops they use. This helps to develop children's counting skills.
Children benefit from small-group interactions. Staff know children well and plan activities to support their individual needs. For example, staff notice that the
COVID-19 pandemic has affected children's confidence. They provide children with equipment to make their own obstacle course. Children work together to build a course. Staff provide praise and encouragement as they place the planks and crates together. This helps to develop children's self-esteem.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen communication with parents to provide ideas and suggestions about how they can further support their child's learning at home - develop relationships with other settings that children attend to promote continuity in children's care and learning n develop supervision sessions for staff further to ensure ongoing support is in place and further training needs are identified.
- 23 May 2022Good
- 7 February 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Harmby Under 5s
- 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.