Marsh Lane Under 5's
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Sheffield for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2022. Open since 1992, with 25 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 Derbyshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Derbyshire 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
S21 5RHWhat 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, 1 April 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure at the setting as they happily arrive in the morning, place their water bottles in the box and hang their coats up.
They soon find their friends and eagerly explore the activities provided.
Children respond to the high expectations staff have for them and are confident, independent learners. They independently go to the toilet, wash their hands and choose if they would like to play inside or outside. Younger children are supported to make 'snips' in the paper, as they develop their small hand muscles and control to use the scissors like their older peers.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- sharpen the focus on supervision to enhance individual staff's teaching performance and their knowledge of the curriculum, to help with raising the quality of teaching across the pre-school.
- 1 April 2022Good
- 27 June 2016Good
- 18 September 2015Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Marsh Lane Under 5's
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.