Watoto Pre-School
Ofsted report card Apr 2026Takes funded hours★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Sheffield for babies from 6 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 They do not publish prices, so ask. Inspected under Ofsted's new report card in April 2026. Open since 2008, with 65 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 or 30 hours free per week; Working Families Entitlement up to 30 hours for eligible working families with a child aged 9 months - 4 years old; Funded Early Learning for two year olds 15 funded hours; Universal Offer for 3 and 4 year olds 15 hours per week for 38 weeks.
Worth knowing. Government funding does not cover all childcare costs. Some important expenses like meals, nappies, wipes, sun cream, extra hours, and excursions are not included. Even if you receive funding, you'll need to pay for these items yourself.
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
S4 7HJWhat Ofsted found, area by area
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives a standard in each of seven areas rather than one overall grade. Expected standard means it is doing what it should.
What 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.
- 14 April 2026Report card seven areas graded separately Safeguarding: Met
- 14 December 2022Good
- 22 May 2017Good
- 26 January 2017Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Watoto Pre-School
- What it costs
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.