Woodhouse Nursery
Good★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Sheffield 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2023. Open since 2012, with 71 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
S13 7PNWhat 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, 17 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy, engaged and well cared for in this nursery. Staff take time to get to know children well, especially children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). As a result, children are happy, confident and settle well. Staff organise the environment so that children have access to a wide variety of stimulating resources and activities that ignite their curiosity. Children have space to play, and the environment is calm. Children work together and make choices, for example as they build a car with the loose parts. They excitedly explain their plans to staff. Staff skilfully support children to develop their ideas by listening and speaking clearly.
Staff help children to learn about moods and emotions. Children start the day by putting their name alongside a picture card of an emotion. Children recognise pictures of emotions in a game and take it in turns to say what might make them feel happy, sad or angry. This helps children to recognise these emotions in themselves and others. Staff use picture cards so that even the youngest children know what to expect and what is happening next.
Staff offer children small-group sessions that use songs, stories and rhymes to develop their language and movement. Staff skilfully organise the groups to help children to feel confident and to be heard. Children laugh and dance as they sing, wiggle and tap sticks. Staff understand what children are learning in each experience and recognise that exploring books, making sounds and recognising rhythm promote children's early literacy.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - offer children more opportunities to do things for themselves so that they can further develop their independence n give children more time during interactions so that they can process information, think and respond with their own ideas n review group-time activities to ensure that they are developmentally appropriate and achievable.
- 17 October 2023Good
- 16 February 2018Good
- 29 October 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Woodhouse 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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