Sharrow School Childcare Services
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Sheffield for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 00:00 to 24:00, 7 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2007, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 hours of funded childcare for morning provision (8.45am to 11.45am each day) or afternoon provision (12.15pm to 3.15pm to each day); extended 30 hours of free childcare; 2 year old Free Early Learning Place (FEL).
Worth knowing. The majority of parents use their 15 hours of funded childcare for morning provision (8.45am to 11.45am each day) or afternoon provision (12.15pm to 3.15pm to each day). However, we do also have some children who are entitled to the extended 30 hours of free childcare and stay with us for the whole day.
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
S7 1BEWhat 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, 12 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The manager and the staff in this inspiring nursery provide high levels of care and education for the community it serves. Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make excellent progress from their individual starting points and are fully prepared for their transition to the next stage of their learning at three years old. Staff have very high expectations for all aspects of children's development. They build strong bonds with all children, including the high proportion who speak English as an additional language, and with their families. Children show they are very happy, independent and confident. For instance, one- and two-year-old children proudly work together to arrange their chairs into a circle, sit for increasing periods, listen carefully and join in enthusiastically with well-told songs and stories.
Children and babies demonstrate they feel safe and secure. Staff are very positive role models and children learn to share, take turns and be kind to each other as they go through the day. Babies and children who have difficulty managing their own feelings and emotions are very well supported to play with others and behave well. For instance, children politely show each other to their seat and take turns to drive the train that they have imaginatively created from crates and other large objects.
Parents are very appreciative of staff's commitment to their children's learning and well-being and, particularly, welcome the guidance they receive through the regular parent workshops.
- 12 June 2024Outstanding
- 30 August 2018Good
- 14 October 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sharrow School Childcare Services
- What it costs
- Meals
- Nappies
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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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