Safe N Sound Shepherd Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Beverley for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 May 2023. Open since 2001, with 90 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 East Riding of Yorkshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in East Riding of 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
HU17 8PHWhat 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, 4 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are keen to explore fir cones, pebbles and other natural resources indoors and outdoors. Young children are intrigued with tubes and boxes as they experiment whether they will fit inside each other. All children can choose to play indoors and outdoors throughout the day. Children have opportunities to be physically active and enjoy constructing an obstacle course with staff. They are keen to show the pumpkins that they have grown from seed. Children enjoy and listen attentively to spontaneous rhymes and songs. They have access to a wide variety of books throughout the nursery. Children enjoy when staff read excitedly to them. Older children respond confidently and show a comprehension of the story.
Babies snuggle in with staff, who are responsive to their needs. All children are sensitively supported by staff and acknowledged. Children show respect for each other as they move so other children can sit next to them for a picnic. Children are given time to put on their own shoes and look for their coats. They confidently find their own drink. Older children chop fruit ready for their snack. Children enthusiastically fill different-sized jugs and bowls with water themselves. They are curious to know what happens to the fruit when they add water and mix it up.
Other children are keen to experiment how sand changes when they add water to it.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance staff's interactions to support all children to develop new vocabulary and language.
- 4 May 2023Good
- 31 August 2017Good
- 9 December 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Safe N Sound Shepherd 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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