Full-day nursery in Athersley North, Barnsley
Curiosity Cottage (Athersley)
Units 1-3, 44 Laithes Lane, Athersley, Barnsley, S71 3AQ · Getting there
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Units 1-3, 44 Laithes Lane, Athersley, Barnsley, S71 3AQ · More nurseries in S71
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Laithes Lane/Mansfield Road, Laithes Lane/Wingfield Road and Laithes Lane/Laithes Crescent.
Parks and playgrounds
- New Lodge Community Park12 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- 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.
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Curiosity Cottage (Athersley) is a full-day nursery at Units 1-3, 44 Laithes Lane, Athersley, Barnsley, S71 3AQ, in Athersley North, Barnsley. It is registered for 111 children. It is run by Curiosity Cottage Ltd.
Run by Curiosity Cottage Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Curiosity Cottage (Athersley)This nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Laithes Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.1 miles
- Athersley South Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.2 miles
- Waterton Newstead Academy ages 4–11 0.4 miles
- Athersley North Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.5 miles
- Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School All-throughages 3–16has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected April 2025 0.6 miles
- Springwell Special Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.7 miles
- Springwell Alternative Academy ages 4–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- Carlton Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.1 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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How many children can Curiosity Cottage (Athersley) take?
Curiosity Cottage (Athersley) is registered with Ofsted for up to 111 children at any one time.
Who runs Curiosity Cottage (Athersley)?
Curiosity Cottage (Athersley) is run by Curiosity Cottage Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Curiosity Cottage (Athersley)?
Barnsley is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2902436 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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