Jumpin Jacks
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Doncaster for babies from 6 months up to school age, 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 November 2021. Open since 2015, with 62 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 & 30 hour funding for 2,3 & 4 year olds with both stretched and shared places available.
What childcare usually costs in Doncaster
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Doncaster 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
DN3 2QEWhat 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 November 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are very happy, content and confident. They settle quickly, developing close relationships and strong bonds with staff. Children confidently explore and experiment in their play. They rise to staff's high expectations for their success.
Babies flourish in the care that they receive from the warm and knowledgeable staff. For example, they confidently pick objects hidden in a bag that remind them of their favourite songs and nursery rhymes. Babies sing with enthusiasm. Children are imaginative and creative. They love to dress as characters from well-known books and create their own stories. During group and story times, children listen intently. They become engrossed in activities and show a clear enjoyment of new experiences.
Children learn about healthy lifestyles. They enjoy the many opportunities that staff create for them to be outside and active. Children learn about the importance of healthy choices of food through, for example, their role play and discussions at mealtimes. They are very well behaved. Children respond very positively to staff's praise and guidance, helping them to feel safe and secure at all times. They take good care of themselves and others. Children know that they need to share their favourite toys and, for instance, make very good use of sand timers to do this.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- focus professional development on ensuring that staff give children time to respond to questions to further deepen their thinking and reasoning skills.
- 16 November 2021Good
- 18 July 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Jumpin Jacks
- 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.
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