Sticky Mits Childcare Centre
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Doncaster for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:00 to 18:00, 7 days a week. £12.50 an hour for under 2 years old, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2022. Open since 2006, with 114 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2 years oldbirth to 2y | £12.50non-funded children | |
| Over 2 years old2y to 5y | £11.60non-funded children |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £1.50 to £1.75 Breakfast
- £2.50 to £3.00 Tea
- £3.00 to £3.50 Lunch
- £15.00 Early / late 7am to 8am
- £15.00 Early / late 5pm to 6pm
- £16.00 per 15 minutes Late collection
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 or 30 flexible FUNDED hours for children over 9 months, 2, 3 and 4 year olds.
Worth knowing. We DO NOT charge additional resource fees or consumable fees, other than for meals and snacks.
What childcare usually costs in Doncaster
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Doncaster 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
DN1 3JNWhat 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, 9 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this welcoming environment, where staff go out of their way to support children and their families. This inclusive setting provides support for many children who speak English as an additional language. Staff use lots of singing and familiar books to introduce new words to children. They learn words from children's home languages to help them to communicate and feel comfortable. Staff communicate well with parents, using interpreters where required. Children have many opportunities to learn about the world around them. They widen their experiences, such as by going on trips to the local market, bus station, train station, library and wildlife park.
Children have access to high-quality stimulating resources and activities, which staff use to help promote children's learning and development. For example, despite the nursery not having direct access to an outdoor area, children access a dedicated physical room each day. In this space, children ride bicycles, jump, climb and take part in yoga sessions to promote their physical development. The keyperson system is effective, and children receive good support and attention. Staff know the children in their care well. This enables them to plan for the next steps for each child's learning effectively. Pre-school children are confident to talk about what they like to do at the setting, such as playing in the water and playing with their friends.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - ensure that staff use a consistent approach towards managing children's behaviour throughout the setting n provide children with opportunities to extend their learning through quality interactions.
- 9 December 2022Good
- 1 June 2017Good
- 5 August 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sticky Mits Childcare Centre
- 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.
- Is £12.50 an hour still the rate? 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.
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