Full-day nursery in Cubley, Barnsley
Child's Play Day Nursery Penistone
The Old Barn Gravels Farm Schole Hill, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 9AW · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 November 2016Reference EY538832Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 October 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places57 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 July 2026Food 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
The Old Barn Gravels Farm Schole Hill, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 9AW · More nurseries in S36
Stations
- Penistone23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Mortimer Drive/Lyttleton Crescent and Hackings Avenue/Gledhill Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground9 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 Barnsley there are about 3.9 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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Child's Play Day Nursery Penistone is a full-day nursery at The Old Barn Gravels Farm Schole Hill, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 9AW, in Cubley, Barnsley. It is registered for 57 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Thurlstone Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.0 miles
- Springvale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.1 miles
- Millhouse Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 1.5 miles
- Oxspring Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 1.7 miles
- Penistone Grammar School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.2 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Child's Play Day Nursery Penistone's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Child's Play Day Nursery Penistone Outstanding at its inspection on 3 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Child's Play Day Nursery Penistone take?
Child's Play Day Nursery Penistone is registered with Ofsted for up to 57 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Child's Play Day Nursery Penistone?
Penistone is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Child's Play Day Nursery Penistone?
You can call 01226 370888 and visit childsplaynurserypenistone.co.uk.
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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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY538832 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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