Kids World Wombwell
Good★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Barnsley for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 2016, with 36 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 Barnsley
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Barnsley 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
S73 8QSWhat 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, 5 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and managers have identified a clear curriculum that helps children to develop a core range of skills over time. For example, staff support babies to use their senses and fine motor skills as they explore paint using their hands, brushes and pipe cleaners. Staff encourage older children to use cut out tubes and spaghetti to print with. They develop their fine motor skills and imagination as they create firework pictures. Staff ask questions to encourage children to verbalise what they are doing and to share their own experiences. In the baby room, staff repeat lots of simple words, linking them to objects or movements. This supports their growing communication skills. Staff introduce short story-time sessions to promote babies interest in books and their listening skills.
Children are warmly greeted on arrival, which helps them to quickly settle. The kind, supportive staff team provides children with comfort and reassurance as needed to meet their needs. Staff act as positive role models as they help children to learn to behave well. Parents and children access books and games to take home from the nursery lending library. This creates positive links with home and supports children's ongoing development. Management has also set up a coat swap. This enables parents to exchange coats, which their children have outgrown, for a bigger size. This positively impacts on children's welfare.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider children's full range of abilities when planning large group-time activities n clarify how staff will plan alternative quality experiences for those children who choose not to participate during planned routine activities n improve the critical evaluation of staff practice so that inconsistencies in staff's knowledge and skills are more promptly identified and targeted for improvement.
- 5 November 2024Good
- 7 February 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kids World Wombwell
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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