The Little School House Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Sheffield for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2025. Open since 2017, with 62 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 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
S8 8QBWhat 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, 20 August 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff in the nursery prepare children well for the next stage in their learning, including starting school. Children make good progress through learning that builds systematically overall on their earlier experiences. Staff help babies, for example, to progress from highchairs to sitting at a table and to use a spoon to eat their wellprepared meals. Older children learn to serve the nutritious salad and other food themselves, use knives and forks effectively and drink from open cups. Staff help children to develop enthusiasm and inquisitiveness to explore and understand the world around them. For instance, children enjoy kneading and flattening clay to create the whales, snails and other animals inspired by a familiar story. They understand that the clay will dry hard and they can paint it.
Children learn to behave well and follow staff's clear guidance and expectations.
For example, they learn how to move in pairs and manage the stairs carefully as they move around indoors and outdoors. Staff help children to share and take turns in their games and role play. They work closely with parents to support babies and children to establish good routines for sleep and toileting, for example, both in the nursery and at home.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the planning for children's mark-making and creative learning so that their skills develop in a systematic and progressive way n focus staff's professional development on ensuring they consistently challenge and meet children's individual needs through, for example, varying the questions they ask.
- 20 August 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 7 January 2020Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Little School House 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.
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