National Specialist Family Service
29-31 Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield, S10 2BJWhat Ofsted found
Outstanding Inspected 26 January 2023
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
The highest of the four grades Ofsted gave before report cards. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
National Specialist Family Service 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.
National Specialist Family Service against Sheffield
| National Specialist Family Service | Sheffield average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 13 | 69 |
| Ofsted outcome | Outstanding | 86% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about National Specialist Family Service
- What Ofsted grade does National Specialist Family Service have?
- National Specialist Family Service was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 26 January 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can National Specialist Family Service take?
- Ofsted registers National Specialist Family Service for 13 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Sheffield has 69.
- How much does National Specialist Family Service cost?
- National Specialist Family Service 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 National Specialist Family Service 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 National Specialist Family Service how it offers them.
- When was National Specialist Family Service last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected National Specialist Family Service on 26 January 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near National Specialist Family Service?
- Nearby in S10: Redmires Lodge, Sheffield Hallam University Nursery, Beech Hill Nursery School.
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.