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Little Years Nursery Ltd

GoodBirth to 8+Open a few years

A day nursery in York 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 June 2025. Open since 2022, with 44 places.

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Cost

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

£6.00an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£5.80an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

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.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Birth to 8+Registered from birth. Whether there is a baby room is a question for the call.
When it's open
07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Not published, so ask them
How many children
44 placesMedium for England
How long open
4 yearsOpen a few years
Address
Carlton Lane, Helmsley, York, YO62 5HB

Where it is

YO62 5HB
Ofsted URN 2701107On the register since 7 October 2022
Ofsted

What 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, 24 June 2025 · read the full report

What it is like to attend

Staff create wonderfully warm relationships with children. Those who are a little unsure, or have been absent for some time, receive lots of reassuring cuddles from staff. This means that children settle well and learn to trust the adults they are with.

Staff place a firm focus on children's personal, social and emotional development.

This means that children are very well behaved. They are used to listening to the adults and heeding what they say. Children listen for their names being sung so they know when there is space for them to wash their hands ready for lunch. They also listen to instructions during their regular walks in the community. They are mindful of the traffic and know that some cars do not make any sound. Children's very good behaviour has a significant impact on their learning and their safety.

What Ofsted told them to improve

To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:

- continue to monitor day-to-day practice and reflect on how the quality of provision can be raised even further.

  • 24 June 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
  • 24 September 2024Needs improvement

Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.

Still missing for Little Years Nursery 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.

Before you ring

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.
Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports ยท How we put this together.

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