Silkstone Pre School Playgroup Ltd
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Barnsley for from 2 years up to school age, open 07:30 to 16:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 1992, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We accept eligible government-funded childcare hours for children aged 2, 3 and 4. These can be used towards any of our term-time sessions at Pre-School.
Worth knowing. Funding available during term time; Funding Available Term Time Only.
What childcare usually costs in Barnsley
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Barnsley 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
S75 4LRWhat 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, 6 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at this welcoming pre-school happy and eager to learn with their friends. On arrival, they are supported to find their coat pegs and are eager to join their friends in activities. Children move calmly as they confidently choose from a wide range of resources and activities. They have well-established friendships.
They move around holding hands and having meaningful conversations with their peers. 'We've got the same skin', says a child to their friend as they play with their feet in the sand.
During supervised activities, children are well engaged while they explore their environment. Children demonstrate their growing vocabulary as they take turns in discovering whether items 'float' or 'sink'. They show good levels of concentration and are motivated to learn.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - extend opportunities for children to develop their physical and gross motor skills.
- 6 June 2023Good
- 7 September 2017Good
- 21 November 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Silkstone Pre School Playgroup Ltd
- What it costs
- 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
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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.