Full-day nursery in Thurlstone, Barnsley
Daisy Chain Pre School
Royd Moor Road, Thurlstone, SHEFFIELD, S36 9RD · 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 2002Reference EY235277Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 October 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
Royd Moor Road, Thurlstone, SHEFFIELD, S36 9RD · More nurseries in S36
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Westfield Avenue/Westfield Lane, Towngate/New Smithy Avenue and Kensington Avenue/Windsor Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Thurlstone Woods Park9 min walk
- Westfield Avenue Play Area 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 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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Daisy Chain Pre School is a full-day nursery at Royd Moor Road, Thurlstone, SHEFFIELD, S36 9RD, in Thurlstone, Barnsley. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daisy Chain Pre SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Thurlstone Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Millhouse Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.9 miles
- Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.9 miles
- Springvale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.6 miles
- Penistone Grammar School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 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 Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Daisy Chain Pre School Outstanding at its inspection on 10 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Daisy Chain Pre School take?
Daisy Chain Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Daisy Chain Pre School?
Penistone is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Daisy Chain Pre School?
You can call 01226 761852.
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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 EY235277 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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