118 nurseries in Sheffield

Every day nursery in the Sheffield council area, best rated first, with the ones Ofsted rated Outstanding and what a place costs after the free hours.

118 day nurseries

17 rated Outstanding

6 with a new report card (5%)

7,647 places in total

£124 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Sheffield

18 nurseries in the area are in our top band: rated Outstanding, or graded Strong standard or better across a new report card.

Top-band day nurseries in Sheffield
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Hydra Tots Sheffield, S35	Strong standard in all 6	8 January 2026	153
2	SWK Whiteley Woods Sheffield, S11	Outstanding	18 July 2025	64
3	First Steps Nursery School (Dore) Ltd Sheffield, S17	Outstanding	3 June 2025	40
4	Redmires Lodge Sheffield, S10	Outstanding	10 April 2025	63
5	Steps Community Nursery High Green, S35	Outstanding	14 February 2025	55
6	The Sheffield Children's Centre Sheffield, S1	Outstanding	30 January 2025	54
7	Sunny Meadows Sheffield, S13	Outstanding	7 November 2024	150
8	Toybox Children's Nursery Ltd Sheffield, S6	Outstanding	7 November 2024	45
9	Bright Horizons Millhouses Day Nursery And Preschool Sheffield, S8	Outstanding	27 June 2024	84
10	Sharrow School Childcare Services Sheffield, S7	Outstanding	12 June 2024	30
11	Sheffield Hallam University Nursery Sheffield, S10	Outstanding	26 June 2023	74
12	Darnall Community Nursery Sheffield, S9	Outstanding	7 June 2023	42

Day nurseries in Sheffield, best rated first

All 118 day nurseries in Sheffield
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Hydra Tots Sheffield, S35	Strong standard in all 6	8 January 2026	153
2	SWK Whiteley Woods Sheffield, S11	Outstanding	18 July 2025	64
3	First Steps Nursery School (Dore) Ltd Sheffield, S17	Outstanding	3 June 2025	40
4	Redmires Lodge Sheffield, S10	Outstanding	10 April 2025	63
5	Steps Community Nursery High Green, S35	Outstanding	14 February 2025	55
6	The Sheffield Children's Centre Sheffield, S1	Outstanding	30 January 2025	54
7	Sunny Meadows Sheffield, S13	Outstanding	7 November 2024	150
8	Toybox Children's Nursery Ltd Sheffield, S6	Outstanding	7 November 2024	45
9	Bright Horizons Millhouses Day Nursery And Preschool Sheffield, S8	Outstanding	27 June 2024	84
10	Sharrow School Childcare Services Sheffield, S7	Outstanding	12 June 2024	30
11	Sheffield Hallam University Nursery Sheffield, S10	Outstanding	26 June 2023	74
12	Darnall Community Nursery Sheffield, S9	Outstanding	7 June 2023	42
13	Woodlands Pre-School Nursery Limited Sheffield, S6	Outstanding	3 February 2023	45
14	National Specialist Family Service Sheffield, S10	Outstanding	26 January 2023	13
15	Dickory Dock Nursery Sheffield, S5	Outstanding	21 October 2022	51
16	Grace Owen Nursery School Sheffield, S2	Outstanding	16 June 2022	80
17	Kidz@work Ltd Sheffield, S9	Outstanding	10 June 2022	132
18	Happy Hands Pre-School and Childcare Sheffield, S36	Outstanding	18 May 2022	25
19	Growing Wild Woodland Nursery Sheffield, S35	Strong standard in 5 of 6	11 May 2026	25
20	Dar Ul Madinah Sheffield Sheffield, S5	Expected standard in 4 of 6	10 March 2026	30
21	Nurtured @ Ecclesfield Sheffield, S35	Expected standard in all 6	14 April 2026	142
22	Nurtured @ Shiregreen Sheffield, S5	Expected standard in all 6	28 January 2026	78
23	Star Early Years Provision Ltd Sheffield, S11	Good	9 September 2025	34
24	The Little School House Nursery Sheffield, S8	Good	20 August 2025	62
25	The Collegiate Montessori Nursery LTD Sheffield, S11	Good	1 August 2025	94
26	Oak Valley Day Nursery Sheffield, S20	Good	11 June 2025	100
27	Peaks Edge Day Nursery and Preschool Sheffield, S20	Good	4 June 2025	65
28	Nether Green Nursery Sheffield, S11	Good	22 May 2025	57
29	STEP Childcare Sheffield, S36	Good	16 May 2025	52
30	UK Kidz Sheffield, S4	Good	24 April 2025	15
31	Manor Community Childcare Centre Ltd Sheffield, S2	Good	23 April 2025	73
32	Little Saints Nursery Sheffield, S17	Good	17 April 2025	24
33	Osborne House Community Nursery Sheffield, S6	Good	9 April 2025
34	The Old School House Nursery School Sheffield, S11	Good	14 March 2025	86
35	Maple Leaf Nursery Sheffield, S2	Good	13 March 2025	34
36	Minibugs Wincobank Sheffield, S9	Good	26 February 2025	74
37	Corner House Nursery School Sheffield, S6	Good	25 February 2025	126
38	Wizz Kids Pre-School Sheffield, S17	Good	22 January 2025	34
39	Chantreyland Children's Nursery LTD Sheffield, S8	Good	17 January 2025	97
40	Abbeydale Cottage Nursery Sheffield, S17	Good	16 January 2025	180
41	Sunshine Nursery and Pre School Sheffield, S13	Good	15 January 2025	77
42	Bright Beginners Nursery Ltd Sheffield, S3	Good	20 November 2024	23
43	Beech Hill Nursery School Sheffield, S10	Good	13 November 2024	66
44	The Psalter Lane Nursery Sheffield, S11	Good	5 November 2024	70
45	Highgate Day Nursery Sheffield, S13	Good	29 October 2024	113
46	Twinkles Sheffield, S13	Good	17 September 2024	30
47	Parkhead Cottage Nursery Sheffield, S11	Good	30 August 2024	34
48	Ellesmere Children's Centre Sheffield, S4	Good	17 July 2024	50
49	Lamb Setts Montessori Nursery School and Out Of School Club Sheffield, S20	Good	17 July 2024	60
50	Coumes Spring Children's Centre Sheffield, S35	Good	29 May 2024	46
51	Fairmount Nursery (Clarkehouse) Sheffield, S10	Good	30 April 2024	75
52	Just For Kidz Sheffield, S2	Good	4 April 2024	100
53	Teddies Nursery Sheffield, S7	Good	15 March 2024	76
54	Children 1st @ Sheffield Sheffield, S3	Good	25 January 2024	148
55	Stannington Village Pre-School Sheffield, S6	Good	23 January 2024	22
56	Sunshine Day Nursery Sheffield, S10	Good	15 January 2024	144
57	Hackenthorpe Hall Nursery Sheffield, S12	Good	14 December 2023	76
58	Loxley Nursery Sheffield, S6	Good	15 November 2023	32
59	Crescent Corner Sheffield, S6	Good	2 November 2023	60
60	Broomhall Under 3s Limited Sheffield, S10	Good	1 November 2023	19
61	The Sheffield City College Nursery Sheffield, S2	Good	27 October 2023	60
62	Kenwood Nature Nursery Sheffield, S11	Good	18 October 2023	70
63	Woodhouse Nursery Sheffield, S13	Good	17 October 2023	71
64	Bright Stars Nursery Sheffield, S4	Good	10 October 2023	50
65	University of Sheffield Union of Students Nursery Sheffield, S10	Good	23 August 2023	64
66	Sheffield Woodland Kindergarten ltd Sheffield, S10	Good	22 August 2023	34
67	Grapevine Nursery Limited Sheffield, S2	Good	16 August 2023	47
68	Little Rascals Sheffield, S6	Good	11 July 2023	53
69	The Nest Nursery Sheffield, S11	Good	25 May 2023	50
70	Bole Hill Nursery Sheffield, S6	Good	18 May 2023	131
71	Little Angels Nursery Sheffield, S8	Good	30 March 2023	62
72	The Meadows Nursery Sheffield, S5	Good	14 March 2023	20
73	The Sheffield Hillsborough College Nursery Sheffield, S6	Good	9 March 2023	53
74	Brierley Field Children's Nursery Sheffield, S8	Good	28 February 2023	70
75	Rainbow Rays Nursery LTD Sheffield, S2	Good	8 February 2023	40
76	Frecheville Children's Nursery Sheffield, S12	Good	31 January 2023	60
77	Banana Moon Day Nursery Sheffield Sheffield, S10	Good	17 January 2023	66
78	Sunshine Day Nursery (NGH) Sheffield, S5	Good	17 January 2023	118
79	Treetops Day Nursery Sheffield, S11	Good	17 January 2023	112
80	Little Imp Pre-School Ltd Sheffield, S6	Good	9 January 2023	80
81	Beighton Bizzy Bee Family Childcare Centre Sheffield, S20	Good	4 November 2022	65
82	Mazehill Nursery Sheffield, S35	Good	25 October 2022	115
83	Chantrey House Nursery LTD Sheffield, S8	Good	17 October 2022	62
84	Scallywags Nursery & Pre-School Limited Sheffield, S7	Good	14 October 2022	101
85	Milestones Childcare Sheffield, S5	Good	15 September 2022	66
86	Appletree Nursery Sheffield, S35	Good	6 September 2022	42
87	Croft Corner Forest School Nursery Sheffield, S7	Good	16 August 2022	71
88	Kingswood Day Nursery Sheffield, S17	Good	16 June 2022	60
89	The Garden House Nursery School Sheffield, S10	Good	16 June 2022	72
90	City Road Community Childcare Sheffield, S2	Good	14 June 2022	136
91	Riverview Day Nursery & Preschool Sheffield, S6	Good	13 June 2022	65
92	Norfolk Park Daycare Nursery Sheffield, S2	Good	8 June 2022	16
93	The Old School House Nursery School Sheffield, S10	Good	4 May 2022	123
94	Burngreave Just For Kidz Sheffield, S3	Good	11 March 2022	70
95	Thorncliffe Park Day Nursery Sheffield, S35	Good	15 February 2022	73
96	Sunflower Children's Centre Sheffield, S12	Good	18 November 2021	116
97	Tiddlywinks Centre Sheffield, S2	Good	25 October 2021	65
98	Seeds to Stars Day Care Nursery Sheffield, S8	Good	1 October 2021	94
99	Once Upon A Time Daycare Sheffield, S11	Good	17 September 2021	129
100	Foresteers Outdoor Preschool Sheffield, S35	Good	12 August 2021	24
101	Fir Vale Children Centre Sheffield, S4	Good	8 July 2021	68
102	Watoto Pre-School Sheffield, S4	Needs attention in 5 of 6	14 April 2026	65
103	Bradway Forest School Sheffield, S17	Not yet graded	Not yet
104	Core Community Education Limited Sheffield, S3	Not yet graded	Not yet
105	Fun Fest Sheffield - Gleadless Sheffield, S12	Not yet graded	Not yet	30
106	Handsworth Community Nursery Sheffield, S13	Not yet graded	Not yet	110
107	KRS Education Sheffield, S20	Not yet graded	Not yet
108	Kelham Island Sheffield, S6	Not yet graded	Not yet	55
109	Kelham Island Community Childcare Sheffield, S3	Not yet graded	Not yet	56
110	Little Einstein's Nursery and Preschool Sheffield, S36	Not yet graded	Not yet
111	Nurtured @ Broomhill Sheffield, S10	Not yet graded	Not yet	78
112	Nurtured @ Middlewood Sheffield, S6	Not yet graded	Not yet	78
113	OSMIS Mentoring & Inclusion Service CiC Sheffield, S9	Not yet graded	Not yet
114	Perimount Day Nursery Sheffield, S8	Not yet graded	Not yet	80
115	Playmania (South Yorkshire) Limited Sheffield, S13	Not yet graded	Not yet	24
116	Playtimes Academy Nursery Sheffield, S10	Not yet graded	Not yet	96
117	The Learning Studio Sheffield, S10	Not yet graded	Not yet
118	The Nature Box Forest School Sheffield, S6	Not yet graded	Not yet	28

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

Nurseries by postcode in Sheffield

Nursery fees in Sheffield

What day nurseries in Yorkshire and the Humber charge on average. Fees in Sheffield itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, Yorkshire and the Humber, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£156no funded hours	£126after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£154no funded hours	£124after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£59after the free 15 hours	£118after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in Sheffield

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Sheffield as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 hours

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.