Making Friends Partnership
158 Marshland Road, Moorends, Doncaster, DN8 4SBWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 22 February 2022
| 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
Making Friends Partnership 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.
Making Friends Partnership against Doncaster
| Making Friends Partnership | Doncaster average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 60 | 62 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 81% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Making Friends Partnership
- What Ofsted grade does Making Friends Partnership have?
- Making Friends Partnership was rated Good at its inspection on 22 February 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Making Friends Partnership take?
- Ofsted registers Making Friends Partnership for 60 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Doncaster has 62.
- How much does Making Friends Partnership cost?
- Making Friends Partnership 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 Making Friends Partnership 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 Making Friends Partnership how it offers them.
- When was Making Friends Partnership last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Making Friends Partnership on 22 February 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Making Friends Partnership?
- Nearby in DN8: Thorne Flowerpots, Little Minds Day Nursery, Happy Days Community Childcare.
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.