Full-day nursery in Northstead, North Yorkshire
Harlequin Day Nursery
2 Scardale Crescent, SCARBOROUGH, YO12 6LA · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since June 2017Reference EY544068Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 August 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 March 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
2 Scardale Crescent, SCARBOROUGH, YO12 6LA · More nurseries in YO12
Stations
- Scarborough24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Weydale Avenue, Maple Drive End and Northstead School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Peasholm Park4 min walk
- Royal Albert Park8 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 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.
What parents say
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Harlequin Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 2 Scardale Crescent, SCARBOROUGH, YO12 6LA, in Northstead, North Yorkshire. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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| Harlequin Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.2 miles
- Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected February 2024 0.2 miles
- Barrowcliff School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- Gladstone Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.9 miles
- Friarage Community Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected January 2024 0.9 miles
- Newby and Scalby Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.9 miles
- Childhaven Community Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2024 1.1 miles
- The Woodlands Academy ages 2–16has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 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 Harlequin Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Harlequin Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 21 August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Harlequin Day Nursery take?
Harlequin Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Harlequin Day Nursery?
Scarborough is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Harlequin Day Nursery?
You can call 01723 501061 and visit www.harlequindaynursery.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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.
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- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY544068 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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