Full-day nursery in Bow Broom, Rotherham
Dearne Valley Day Nursery
Golden Smithies Lane, Manvers Park, Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham, S63 7ER · 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 1999Reference 303217Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places120 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 September 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
Golden Smithies Lane, Manvers Park, Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham, S63 7ER · More nurseries in S63
Stations
- Swinton (South Yorks)22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Golden Smithies Lane/Manvers Park.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 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 Rotherham there are about 4.6 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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Dearne Valley Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Golden Smithies Lane, Manvers Park, Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham, S63 7ER, in Bow Broom, Rotherham. It is registered for 120 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 5 reviews (October 2026). It is run by For Under Fives Limited.
Run by For Under Fives Limited (company), which runs 12 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Swinton Queen Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.6 miles
- Milton School ages 4–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.6 miles
- Highwoods Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.6 miles
- Wath Victoria Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.7 miles
- Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected January 2025 0.9 miles
- Brookfield Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.0 miles
- Montagu Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.1 miles
- Our Lady and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 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 Dearne Valley Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Dearne Valley Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 8 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Dearne Valley Day Nursery take?
Dearne Valley Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 120 children at any one time.
Who runs Dearne Valley Day Nursery?
Dearne Valley Day Nursery is run by For Under Fives Limited, which runs 12 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Dearne Valley Day Nursery?
Swinton (South Yorks) is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Dearne Valley Day Nursery?
You can call 01709 871100 and visit forunderfives.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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.
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- 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.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 303217 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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