Sparkles Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open a few years
A day nursery in Selby for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025. Open since 2023, with 52 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
YO8 4EAWhat 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, 7 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff create a warm welcoming environment for children and their families. Children benefit greatly from the strong bonds with staff. Staff have prioritised children's personal, social and emotional development as they settle back into routine after the holidays. The youngest children snuggle happily with their key person, when they are tired or unsure. Older children engage the staff in their play and approach them readily when they are tired. Children's very good behaviour and attitude has a positive impact on their learning and safety. They are used to listening to adults and heeding what they say.
Staff have created a curriculum that enables children to access learning opportunities at their own level. This is now having a positive impact on children's learning. For example, younger children learn the actions and animal noises to link to the focus song. Older children confidently sing the words to all the verses.
Children are happily engaged throughout the day. They enjoy their time at nursery and become confident learners. Parents confirm that their children love coming to nursery. They are very pleased with their children's development, particularly in how well their speech has improved since attending.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- be even more ambitious and specific about the vocabulary older children could be learning in relation to a theme or topic n strengthen further processes for monitoring all aspects of the provision.
- 7 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 26 February 2024Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sparkles 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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