Little Jo's Day Nursery and Pre-School
Good★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 July 2022. Open since 2007, with 72 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
S70 1THWhat 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, 25 July 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Babies are quick to develop a close bond with their key person and this helps them to settle quickly. They seek the comfort of familiar arms when seeing a new face, but they quickly relax once they know they are safe. Babies smile and babble in response to staff, who copy their sounds and use facial expressions to communicate with them. The babies gently move their bodies in time to the music and familiar songs that staff sing for them. They are encouraged to explore making different sounds. They tap drums with wooden spoons, shake rattles and tap wooden blocks together.
Older children are confident communicators and do not hesitate to ask questions.
After asking staff why the inspector is in their nursery, they approach her and ask for her name. When asked if they wish to check her identification badge, they take their time to check the photo and say 'yes, it's you'. Children love books and listening to their favourite stories. Through some of these stories, children learn ways to keep themselves safe. For example, they listen to a story that teaches them that their bodies are private. In role play, children use mathematical language and write for a purpose. For example, one child writes a shopping list and another calculates the cost.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - consider the different abilities when planning group activities so that all the children in the group are able to fully participate.
- 25 July 2022Good
- 5 April 2022Inadequate
- 21 January 2016Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Jo's Day Nursery and Pre-School
- 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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