Buckets & Spades Nursery
Day nursery in Scarborough, YO11. Part of the North Yorkshire council area.
37-39 Victoria Road, Scarborough, YO11 1SQWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 4 February 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Buckets & Spades Nursery sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in Yorkshire and the Humber, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £126 | £400 |
| 2 years old | £124 | £392 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £118 | £374 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Buckets & Spades Nursery against Scarborough
| Buckets & Spades Nursery | Scarborough average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 98 | 42 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 79% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Buckets & Spades Nursery
- What Ofsted grade does Buckets & Spades Nursery have?
- Buckets & Spades Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 4 February 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Buckets & Spades Nursery take?
- Ofsted registers Buckets & Spades Nursery for 98 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Scarborough has 42.
- How much does Buckets & Spades Nursery cost?
- Buckets & Spades Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in Yorkshire and the Humber charges £156 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Buckets & Spades Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Buckets & Spades Nursery how it offers them.
- When was Buckets & Spades Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Buckets & Spades Nursery on 4 February 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Buckets & Spades Nursery?
- Nearby in YO11: Happy Jays, Buttercup Pre School, Happy Jays.
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.
Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.
Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.