Full-day nursery in Layerthorpe, York
Daisy Chain Day Nursery
Cinder Lane, Heworth, York, YO31 7TP · 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 November 2001Reference EY153271Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 September 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places54 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 May 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
Cinder Lane, Heworth, York, YO31 7TP · More nurseries in YO31
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Glen Gardens, Heworth Inn and Heworth Inn Ph.
Parks and playgrounds
- Glen Gardens2 min walk
- Monk Stray5 min walk
- Eighth Avenue Playing Field10 min walk
- King George's Field10 min walk
- Heworth Holme11 min walk
- Playground3 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 York there are about 2.7 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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Daisy Chain Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Cinder Lane, Heworth, York, YO31 7TP, in Layerthorpe, York. It is registered for 54 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 14 reviews (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
- Heworth Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.2 miles
- Tang Hall Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.2 miles
- Park Grove Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.4 miles
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.5 miles
- Haxby Road Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.6 miles
- Hempland Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.8 miles
- St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.8 miles
- Bootham School ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.9 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 Daisy Chain Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Daisy Chain Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 27 September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Daisy Chain Day Nursery take?
Daisy Chain Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 54 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Daisy Chain Day Nursery?
York is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Daisy Chain Day Nursery?
You can call 01904 422211 and visit www.daisychainyork.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 EY153271 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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