Full-day nursery in Layerthorpe, York
Kindercare (Hgte) Ltd
Heworth Green, 26 Heworth Green, YORK, YO31 7TA · 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
Heworth Green, 26 Heworth Green, YORK, YO31 7TA · More nurseries in YO31
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Mill Lane, Langley House and Heworth Inn.
Parks and playgrounds
- Glen Gardens4 min walk
- Monk Stray7 min walk
- King George's Field8 min walk
- Graveyard of St Maurice Church10 min walk
- Clarence Gardens12 min walk
- Playground4 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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Kindercare (Hgte) Ltd is a full-day nursery at Heworth Green, 26 Heworth Green, YORK, YO31 7TA, in Layerthorpe, York. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited.
Run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 300 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Park Grove Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.3 miles
- Tang Hall Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Heworth Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- Haxby Road Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.5 miles
- Bootham School ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Hempland Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.9 miles
- St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 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 Kindercare (Hgte) Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kindercare (Hgte) Ltd Good at its inspection on 30 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kindercare (Hgte) Ltd take?
Kindercare (Hgte) Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
Who runs Kindercare (Hgte) Ltd?
Kindercare (Hgte) Ltd is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kindercare (Hgte) Ltd?
York is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY463376 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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