Partou Tiny Teapots Day Nursery & Pre-School
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Harrogate for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2023. Open since 2006, with 86 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 North Yorkshire
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.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
HG3 2XAWhat 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.
- 15 July 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 25 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children in this setting play happily with one another and eagerly participate in activities with the warm and friendly staff who take care of them. The curriculum is built upon an ethos of 'magic and wonder' and the learning environment actively supports this aim. The carefully considered indoor and outdoor areas provide a safe, inviting environment in which to play and learn. Children are supported to take measured risks and develop skills in taking turns and concentration.
Outside, children have a wealth of learning opportunities to choose from. For example, children develop their knowledge of the natural world as they plant seeds and take care of a range of plants in their vegetable garden. Children talk about the pea plants they are growing and explain they need water and sunshine to grow. Children's core strength and balance are developed as they climb on frames and race around on bicycles. Early mathematics and science knowledge is developed as they explore a well-resourced water play area. Toddlers smile and interact with one another. They excitedly explore, using spray bottles of paint on either side of the see-through surface of the large outdoor dome. This supports their growing hand muscles as well as developing their creative skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- further develop the approach towards behaviour management to ensure consistently high expectations are in place across the setting.
- 25 July 2023Good
- 27 July 2022Needs improvement
- 7 April 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Partou Tiny Teapots Day Nursery & 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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