What Ofsted grade does Hopscotch Nursery have?

Hopscotch Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 25 February 2026. Its most common grade is safeguarding not met areas, and safeguarding was not met.

How many children can Hopscotch Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Hopscotch Nursery for 60 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Barnsley has 57.

How much does Hopscotch Nursery cost?

Hopscotch 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 Hopscotch 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 Hopscotch Nursery how it offers them.

When was Hopscotch Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Hopscotch Nursery on 25 February 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Hopscotch Nursery?

Nearby in S71: Playdays Nursery, St. Martins Day Nursery, Mini Me's Nursery Barnsley.

Hopscotch Nursery

Day nursery in Barnsley, S71.

B H F Priory Centre, Pontefract Road, Barnsley, S71 5PN

60 places

2024 registered with Ofsted

44 of 55 in our Barnsley ranking

£118 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, Yorkshire and the Humber average

What Ofsted found

Safeguarding not met Inspected 25 February 2026

Ofsted report card for Hopscotch Nursery
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Urgent improvement	Well below the expected standard; it has to be put right quickly.
Safeguarding	Not met	Ofsted recorded safeguarding as not met at the inspection on 25 February 2026. Read Ofsted's report.

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What a place could cost

Hopscotch 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.

Hopscotch Nursery against Barnsley

	Hopscotch Nursery	Barnsley average
Places	60	57
Ofsted outcome	Safeguarding not met	76% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Hopscotch Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Hopscotch Nursery have?: Hopscotch Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 25 February 2026. Its most common grade is safeguarding not met areas, and safeguarding was not met.
How many children can Hopscotch Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Hopscotch Nursery for 60 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Barnsley has 57.
How much does Hopscotch Nursery cost?: Hopscotch 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 Hopscotch 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 Hopscotch Nursery how it offers them.
When was Hopscotch Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Hopscotch Nursery on 25 February 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Hopscotch Nursery?: Nearby in S71: Playdays Nursery, St. Martins Day Nursery, Mini Me's Nursery Barnsley.

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.