Hollinsend Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Sheffield for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025. Open since 1992, with 52 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 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
S12 2TAWhat 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, 17 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and staff create an inclusive, warm, welcoming and safe environment for children and their parents. All staff know the children very well. They understand the individual targets set for all children. They consider children's abilities and interests when planning and delivering the well-sequenced curriculum. This sets out what they expect each child to know and be able to do in readiness for the next stage of their education. Staff carefully plan activities and deliver these successfully. They incorporate teaching opportunities that support children to make good progress in their learning. Children demonstrate that they are confident and capable during their time spent at the nursery and have secure and close relationships with key staff. For example, they spend time playing with their key person and seek them out for reassurance when needed.
Staff sing familiar songs with children, which they independently select from interactive song bags. They delight in picking their favourite songs and rhymes and join in with the actions. Children are familiar with these songs and collectively anticipate what happens next. When children recall playing outside in the recent snow and ice, staff provide activities linked to their interests. Children excitedly try to save the penguins and polar bears who are trapped in the ice.
Staff encourage children to be independent. Children access healthy snacks independently. Staff give children time to try to put on their own coats before they go outside to play. This supports children to manage everyday tasks for themselves. Staff share their expectations for positive behaviour with the children.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend children's speech and language skills further to an even higher level by introducing new and varied vocabulary more consistently, particularly during large-group activities.
- 17 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 28 February 2019Good
- 3 February 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Hollinsend Nursery
- 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.