Little Ducks Nursery - North Duffield LTD
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Selby for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2023. Open since 2022, with 33 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
YO8 5RZWhat 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 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this bright, welcoming, well-organised setting. All children make good progress from their starting points, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The well-planned curriculum focuses on children's interests and considers how they want to learn. For example, children choose whether they want to play and learn outdoors or inside.
Children settle quickly and have strong bonds with their key person. They enjoy high-quality interactions with adults and other children. As a result, they make rapid progress in developing communication and language skills and in their social and emotional development. Children are well behaved and patient. With support from caring and nurturing staff, they begin to understand their feelings and emotions and manage their own behaviour. Children develop resilience and demonstrate high self-esteem and confidence.
Children develop their independence through play and daily routines. They have good personal hygiene routines, including knowing why they must brush their teeth. They hang up their coats and bags and change their shoes when they start the day. Children help to tidy away their toys and clear crockery after lunch. These embedded routines reinforce their sense of belonging and prepare them well for the eventual move on to school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - embed the curriculum for early mathematics to challenge all children's thinking and extend their knowledge in this area of learning, appropriate to their age and stage of development n strengthen training and coaching for staff so that it targets their individual development needs and helps them raise the quality of education to the highest level.
- 17 October 2023Good
- 20 October 2022Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Ducks Nursery - North Duffield LTD
- 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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