The School House Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Harrogate for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2015, with 15 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 and 30 funded hours.
Worth knowing. Allocated during term time only, across 38 weeks of the year.
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
HG3 1LHWhat 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, 30 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy to arrive at this welcoming nursery. They immediately show they feel safe and secure and settle quickly. For example, children are confident to talk to visitors and show them their special books with photographs of their families. Staff know children extremely well and develop strong bonds with them.
They are readily available to offer children friendly support and warm cuddles throughout the day. This contributes to children's confidence and security.
All children show positive attitudes and are well prepared for their next stage in learning. Staff follow children's interests and have a clear understanding of what they intend children to learn. Children have access to a variety of learning experiences, which inspire their creative play. For example, children use junkmodelling boxes, scissors and glue to create their own 'dinosaurs' and 'unicorn houses'. This helps all children to make good progress in their learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on staff's understanding of how to model language to further support children's communication and language skills n consider ways to develop observations and supervisions to support all staff to deliver the highest quality teaching.
- 30 March 2023Good
- 29 August 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for The School House Nursery
- 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
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