Full-day nursery in Mapplewell, Barnsley
Leap Ahead Day Nursery Ltd
Village Hall, Darton Lane, Mapplewell, Barnsley, S75 6AL · 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 December 2023Reference 2765702Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places56 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 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
Village Hall, Darton Lane, Mapplewell, Barnsley, S75 6AL · More nurseries in S75
Stations
- Darton24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Darton Lane/Longlands Drive, Towngate/Kingsway and Kingsway/Broadway.
Parks and playgrounds
- Mapplewell Play Area9 min walk
- Mapplewell Park9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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 Barnsley there are about 3.9 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.
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Leap Ahead Day Nursery Ltd is a full-day nursery at Village Hall, Darton Lane, Mapplewell, Barnsley, S75 6AL, in Mapplewell, Barnsley. It is registered for 56 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Wellgate Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 0.2 miles
- Mapplewell Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- Darton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.7 miles
- Athersley North Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.1 miles
- Waterton Newstead Academy ages 4–11 1.1 miles
- Laithes Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.4 miles
- Wilthorpe Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.4 miles
- Athersley South Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 1.5 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Leap Ahead Day Nursery Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Leap Ahead Day Nursery Ltd Good at its inspection on 15 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Leap Ahead Day Nursery Ltd take?
Leap Ahead Day Nursery Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 56 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Leap Ahead Day Nursery Ltd?
Darton is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2765702 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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