Toybox Children's Nursery Ltd
OutstandingTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Sheffield for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £9.50 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 2017, with 45 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
All children including those attending hours above their free entitlement – £9.50 per hour – this includes 2 snacks and nappies for under 2 years, over 2 years will still provide their own nappies.
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
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
S6 3NGWhat 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 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive at this warm and welcoming setting. They arrive eagerly. Adults have formed nurturing bonds with the children in their care. They greet children with a caring hug. This helps children to feel safe and be ready to learn and play.
Babies use musical instruments to create sounds. Adults praise them, and babies smile. They are proud of their achievements.
Children show extremely high levels of engagement. Outdoors, they use their whole bodies to run, jump and stop as they take part in running races. Children wait patiently for their turn. They encourage their friends who are taking part.
- 7 November 2024Outstanding
- 10 January 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Toybox Children's Nursery Ltd
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £9.50 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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