Full-day nursery in Handsworth, Sheffield
Highgate Day Nursery
225 Handsworth Road, Sheffield, S13 9BH · 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 October 2017Reference EY551206Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 October 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places113 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
225 Handsworth Road, Sheffield, S13 9BH · More nurseries in S13
Stations
- Darnall24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Handsworth Road/Richmond Park Road, Handsworth Road/Finchwell Road and Handsworth Road/Oakley Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 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 Sheffield there are about 3.7 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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Highgate Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 225 Handsworth Road, Sheffield, S13 9BH, in Handsworth, Sheffield. It is registered for 113 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 6 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Early Years Care & Education Ltd.
Run by Early Years Care & Education Ltd (company), which runs 7 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highgate Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Joseph's Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Athelstan Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Ballifield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.8 miles
- Stradbroke Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.9 miles
- Pipworth Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- Acres Hill Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected January 2025 1.0 miles
- Waverley Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2023 1.2 miles
- High Hazels Nursery Infant Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 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 Highgate Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Highgate Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 29 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Highgate Day Nursery take?
Highgate Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 113 children at any one time.
Who runs Highgate Day Nursery?
Highgate Day Nursery is run by Early Years Care & Education Ltd, which runs 7 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Highgate Day Nursery?
Darnall is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Highgate Day Nursery?
You can call 0114 243 8884 and visit www.eyced.co.uk.
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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.
- 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY551206 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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