Wendy House Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in York for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 1992, with 22 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 York
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in York 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
YO24 1HRWhat 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.
- 17 July 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 26 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children, and their families, receive a positive start to education through attending this nursery. Experienced staff know and care for children well. Close-knit relationships between staff and children are nurturing and warm. Staff provide well-tailored support to each child and their family. Children are designated a key worker swiftly. This, along with effective settling-in sessions, helps children to make good progress from the start.
Staff support the development of children's social and emotional skills from a young age effectively. Children of all ages get along impressively well together. With the support of staff, they are encouraged to learn from one another. Children are happy, confident and feel safe in their surroundings.
The nursery has aspirational learning goals for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children's progress is reviewed regularly. Their achievements are shared with parents, for example, through written reports and photos. Children's next steps in their learning are identified and updated effectively, as and when needed. This helps to support an effective key-worker system.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- ensure children's next steps in learning are shared more effectively among staff so that children, particularly those with SEND, make more effective progress during times when they are not directly supported by their key worker n ensure staff delegate the timing of tasks effectively during busy times to better support children's learning and behaviour during free-flow activities.
- 26 November 2024Good
- 6 March 2019Good
- 9 November 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Wendy House Day 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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