Full-day nursery in Barnsley
Little Jo's Day Nursery and Pre-School
Little Jo's Nursery, 35 Doncaster Road, BARNSLEY, S70 1TH · 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 2007Reference EY347796Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 25 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places72 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Little Jo's Nursery, 35 Doncaster Road, BARNSLEY, S70 1TH · More nurseries in S70
Stations
- Barnsley8 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Sheffield Road/West Way, Sheffield Road/Taylor Row and West Way/New Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Civic and Mandela Gardens8 min walk
- The Seam9 min walk
- Hen Pen11 min walk
- Churchfields Peace Gardens12 min walk
- Town End Park12 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 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.
What parents say
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Little Jo's Day Nursery and Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Little Jo's Nursery, 35 Doncaster Road, BARNSLEY, S70 1TH, in Barnsley. It is registered for 72 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Oakwell Rise Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.2 miles
- Queens Road Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.3 miles
- Worsbrough Common Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.6 miles
- Shawlands Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- Joseph Locke Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Holy Rood Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Burton Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.9 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 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 Little Jo's Day Nursery and Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Jo's Day Nursery and Pre-School Good at its inspection on 25 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Jo's Day Nursery and Pre-School take?
Little Jo's Day Nursery and Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 72 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Jo's Day Nursery and Pre-School?
Barnsley is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 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 EY347796 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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