What Ofsted grade does Hydra Tots have?

Hydra Tots has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 8 January 2026. Its most common grade is strong standard in all 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Hydra Tots take?

Ofsted registers Hydra Tots for 153 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Sheffield has 69.

How much does Hydra Tots cost?

Hydra Tots 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 Hydra Tots 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 Hydra Tots how it offers them.

When was Hydra Tots last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Hydra Tots on 8 January 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Hydra Tots?

Nearby in S35: Steps Community Nursery, Growing Wild Woodland Nursery, Nurtured @ Ecclesfield.

Hydra Tots

Day nursery in Sheffield, S35.

Hydra Kids, Unit 8, Hydra Business Park,Nether Lane, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, S35 9ZX

153 places

2011 registered with Ofsted

1 of 118 in our Sheffield ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Strong standard in all 6 Inspected 8 January 2026

Ofsted report card for Hydra Tots
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Hydra Tots 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.

Hydra Tots against Sheffield

	Hydra Tots	Sheffield average
Places	153	69
Ofsted outcome	Strong standard in all 6	86% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Hydra Tots

What Ofsted grade does Hydra Tots have?: Hydra Tots has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 8 January 2026. Its most common grade is strong standard in all 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Hydra Tots take?: Ofsted registers Hydra Tots for 153 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Sheffield has 69.
How much does Hydra Tots cost?: Hydra Tots 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 Hydra Tots 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 Hydra Tots how it offers them.
When was Hydra Tots last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Hydra Tots on 8 January 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Hydra Tots?: Nearby in S35: Steps Community Nursery, Growing Wild Woodland Nursery, Nurtured @ Ecclesfield.

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.