Full-day nursery in Clifton, York
Joseph's Nursery
The Pavilion, Rawcliffe Lane, York, YO30 6NP · 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 August 1992Reference 321469Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 February 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places38 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 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
The Pavilion, Rawcliffe Lane, York, YO30 6NP · More nurseries in YO30
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Ouse Lea, Brompton Road and Fairway.
Parks and playgrounds
- Homestead Park3 min walk
- Clifton Green6 min walk
- Leeman Park9 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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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Joseph's Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Pavilion, Rawcliffe Lane, York, YO30 6NP, in Clifton, York. It is registered for 38 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph's 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
- Clifton Green Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.3 miles
- Burton Green Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- St Peter's School 2-18 ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 5–11 0.6 miles
- Bootham School ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.8 miles
- Lakeside Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.9 miles
- Poppleton Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.9 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 Joseph's Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Joseph's Nursery Good at its inspection on 25 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Joseph's Nursery take?
Joseph's Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 38 children at any one time.
Who runs Joseph's Nursery?
Joseph's Nursery is run by York Childcare Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Joseph's Nursery?
York is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Joseph's Nursery?
You can call 01904 651767 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 321469 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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