Full-day nursery in Holgate, York
Heather's Day Nursery
James Backhouse Place, Holgate, York, YO24 4NS · 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 July 1995Reference 321475Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 December 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
James Backhouse Place, Holgate, York, YO24 4NS · More nurseries in YO24
Stations
- York21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Mattison Way, Campbell Avenue and Holgate Methodist Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- West Bank Park1 min walk
- Holgate Park10 min walk
- Holgate Community Garden12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground4 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.
In York there are about 2.7 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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Heather's Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at James Backhouse Place, Holgate, York, YO24 4NS, in Holgate, York. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026). It is run by York Childcare Limited.
Run by York Childcare Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heather's Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Holgate PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Little Years Nursery AcombFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Poppleton Rd PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
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| Leeman Road PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| West Thorpe Pre School PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Acomb Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected September 2023 0.1 miles
- Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.2 miles
- Hob Moor Community Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.4 miles
- Hob Moor Oaks Academy ages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.4 miles
- St Paul's Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- The Mount School (York) ages 2–18has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Poppleton Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.6 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 Heather's Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Heather's Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 26 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Heather's Day Nursery take?
Heather's Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
Who runs Heather's Day Nursery?
Heather's Day Nursery is run by York Childcare Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Heather's Day Nursery?
York is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Heather's Day Nursery?
You can call 01904 780277 and visit www.yorkchildcare.co.uk.
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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 321475 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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