Puddleducks Children's Day Nursery
Outstanding★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in York 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 2016, with 72 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
YO60 6PGWhat 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, 5 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Kindheartedness surrounds children, families and staff at this exceptionally nurturing nursery. Time is taken each morning to offer a personalised welcome to families. For instance, parents are offered a hot drink and breakfast to ease them into their working day. Children are excited to start their day, which is filled with fascinating experiences and engaging activities. For example, staff and children plan a walk that incorporates all of their senses. They talk about seeing the buses first, then they will hear the cockerel.
Staff give careful thought and consideration to each child's unique needs, abilities and learning styles. They know which children learn best outside and those that learn through movement activities. For instance, staff talk to babies as they use an indoor slide. They tell babies that they are going 'up, up, up' the steps and 'down, down, down' the slide as they perform the actions. As a result, children hear meaningful words to develop their early language skills.
The wonderfully broad and ambitious curriculum ensures that all children make excellent progress. They have free choice over where they want to play, using the nursery space with confidence. This demonstrates that children's views are valued and supports the skills they need to become competent learners in readiness for later life.
- 5 November 2024Outstanding
- 8 March 2019Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Puddleducks Children's Day 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.