Loxley Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Sheffield for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2023. Open since 2007, with 32 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 Sheffield
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Sheffield 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
S6 6SGWhat 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, 15 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy a wide range of exciting adventures in the nearby on-site woodland.
These experiences enhance their well-being significantly. Children explore natural materials using all of their senses. For example, children help to prepare a fire in an open space among the trees. They delight in arranging sticks in a 'waffle' shape and placing cotton wool balls into the spaces in between. Staff explain how this will help the flames to take hold. Children are eager to help light the fire safely with firelighters. They listen to the wind blowing through the leaves and smell the vegetable soup that they helped to make earlier.
Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour. They ensure that children are kept from harm while having plenty of fun. For instance, children remember and take pride in following the rules carefully. These include taking up the 'respect'
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen support for staff to help them to plan even more precisely to build on what children know and can do.
- 15 November 2023Good
- 8 February 2018Outstanding
- 30 June 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Loxley Nursery
- 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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