Full-day nursery in Dolcliffe Common, Doncaster
Daisy Chain Nursery
St John the Baptist C of E Primary School, Sedgefield Way, Mexborough, S64 0BE · 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 September 2014Reference EY479500Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 April 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places31 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St John the Baptist C of E Primary School, Sedgefield Way, Mexborough, S64 0BE · More nurseries in S64
Stations
- Mexborough18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Adwick Road/Arnold Crescent, Adwick Road/Tennyson Avenue and Harlington Road/Rasen Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground8 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 Doncaster there are about 4.4 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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Daisy Chain Nursery is a full-day nursery at St John the Baptist C of E Primary School, Sedgefield Way, Mexborough, S64 0BE, in Dolcliffe Common, Doncaster. It is registered for 31 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Montagu Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.3 miles
- Windhill Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.5 miles
- New Pastures Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Highwoods Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.8 miles
- Swinton Queen Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.4 miles
- Barnburgh Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 1.5 miles
- Milton School ages 4–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.6 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 Daisy Chain Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Daisy Chain Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 16 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Daisy Chain Nursery take?
Daisy Chain Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 31 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Daisy Chain Nursery?
Mexborough is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY479500 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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