Full-day nursery in Wombwell, Barnsley
Forward Steps (Yorkshire) Ltd
123-127 Summer Lane, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8TU · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
123-127 Summer Lane, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8TU · More nurseries in S73
Stations
- Wombwell14 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Main Street/Frederick Street, Copeland Road/Tune Street and Copeland Road/Foley Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Highfield Park7 min walk
- Wombwell Park7 min walk
- Park Hill12 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 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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Forward Steps (Yorkshire) Ltd is a full-day nursery at 123-127 Summer Lane, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8TU, in Wombwell, Barnsley. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026).
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| Forward Steps (Yorkshire) LtdThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Kings Oak Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 under 0.1 miles
- High View Primary Learning Centre Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.2 miles
- Wombwell Park Street Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2023 0.6 miles
- St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.8 miles
- The Ellis Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.0 miles
- Outwood Primary Academy Darfield Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 1.1 miles
- Upperwood Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 1.3 miles
- Brampton Cortonwood Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.4 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 Forward Steps (Yorkshire) Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Forward Steps (Yorkshire) Ltd Good at its inspection on 11 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Forward Steps (Yorkshire) Ltd take?
Forward Steps (Yorkshire) Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Forward Steps (Yorkshire) Ltd?
Wombwell is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Forward Steps (Yorkshire) Ltd?
You can call 01226 934724.
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- 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 EY446537 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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