Full-day nursery in Finningley, Doncaster
Flying Start Day Nursery
9 Second Avenue, Doncaster Finningley Airport, Doncaster, DN9 3GB · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- 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 April 2007Reference EY342554Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places84 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 30 July 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
9 Second Avenue, Doncaster Finningley Airport, Doncaster, DN9 3GB · More nurseries in DN9
Buses
1 bus stop within 400 m, including Gate House Lane/Hayfield Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Lancaster Court Playground12 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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Flying Start Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 9 Second Avenue, Doncaster Finningley Airport, Doncaster, DN9 3GB, in Finningley, Doncaster. It is registered for 84 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Flying Start Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hill House School ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Hayfield Lane Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- St Oswald's CofE Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.9 miles
- Auckley Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.0 miles
- The Hayfield School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.9 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 Flying Start Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Flying Start Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 15 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Flying Start Day Nursery take?
Flying Start Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 84 children at any one time.
How do I contact Flying Start Day Nursery?
You can call 01302 802070 and visit www.flyingstartdaynursery.com.
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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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY342554 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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