Full-day nursery in Kelham Island, Sheffield
Children 1st @ Sheffield
39 Scotland Street, SHEFFIELD, S3 7BS · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since October 1994Reference 403676Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places148 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 July 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
39 Scotland Street, SHEFFIELD, S3 7BS · More nurseries in S3
Stations
- City Hall6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Cathedral6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Kelham Island8 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Scotland Street/Lambert Street, Lambert Street/Scotland Street and Gibraltar Street/Lambert Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Love Square6 min walk
- Edward Street Park7 min walk
- Nursery Street Pocket Park9 min walk
- Fitzalan Square10 min walk
- Pound's Park10 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Sheffield there are about 3.7 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Children 1st @ Sheffield is a full-day nursery at 39 Scotland Street, SHEFFIELD, S3 7BS, in Kelham Island, Sheffield. It is registered for 148 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 26 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Breedon House Nurseries Limited.
Run by Breedon House Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 23 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children 1st @ SheffieldThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Netherthorpe Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.3 miles
- Bethany School ages 4–16 0.5 miles
- Springfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Astrea Academy Sheffield All-throughages 2–18has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Grace Owen Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- Pye Bank CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.7 miles
- Broomhall Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected September 2023 0.9 miles
- Byron Wood Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Children 1st @ Sheffield's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Children 1st @ Sheffield Good at its inspection on 25 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Children 1st @ Sheffield take?
Children 1st @ Sheffield is registered with Ofsted for up to 148 children at any one time.
Who runs Children 1st @ Sheffield?
Children 1st @ Sheffield is run by Breedon House Nurseries Limited, which runs 23 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Children 1st @ Sheffield?
City Hall is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Children 1st @ Sheffield?
You can call 0114 279 7905 and visit www.storal.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 403676 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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