Parkhead Cottage Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Sheffield for children from birth to 8+, open 07:45 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 August 2024. Open since 2022, with 34 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
S11 9PUWhat 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, 30 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and enjoy coming to the nursery. They are greeted by cheerful and affectionate staff and develop a sense of belonging. Children settle well with this caring staff team. They are safe, polite and sociable. Children greet each other as they arrive. Staff know children well and work closely as a team. As a result, children's transitions are smooth. Children are confident, comfortable, playful and know staff well.
Staff sit among children and use techniques they have learned in training to include all children at circle time. Staff focus on children's language and communication as they repeat actions, rhymes and songs. Children gleefully follow and anticipate what comes next. Staff skilfully encourage all children to join in so that even the youngest children are engaged in group activities.
Children spend time outside each day. Staff sit with small groups of children. They narrate and children speak with confidence. Staff recognise differences and support children of all abilities as they challenge themselves to climb and jump. Children make regular visits to local parks, woodland, the library and care home. Children learn about road safety, the natural world and people who live in the community.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- explore ways to challenge and engage younger children at all times, particularly during their play, so that all children remain meaningfully occupied in their learning n extend children's learning further, such as, by offering children opportunities to return to activities to practise and experiment using their own ideas.
- 30 August 2024Good
Still missing for Parkhead Cottage 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.
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