Full-day nursery in Bawtry, Doncaster
Making Friends Day Nursery
68 Doncaster Road, Bawtry, Doncaster, DN10 6NU · 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 June 2020Reference 2593087Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 January 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 September 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
68 Doncaster Road, Bawtry, Doncaster, DN10 6NU · More nurseries in DN10
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Doncaster Road/North Avenue, Doncaster Road/Ingham Road and Doncaster Road/Martin Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground11 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 Doncaster there are about 4.4 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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Making Friends Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 68 Doncaster Road, Bawtry, Doncaster, DN10 6NU, in Bawtry, Doncaster. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 6 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Making Friends Partnership.
Run by Making Friends Partnership (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Making Friends Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Mini Me'Zzz Childcare LimitedFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.2 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bawtry Mayflower Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.2 miles
- Serlby Park Academy All-throughages 3–16has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.7 miles
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.8 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 Making Friends Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Making Friends Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 18 January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Making Friends Day Nursery take?
Making Friends Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
Who runs Making Friends Day Nursery?
Making Friends Day Nursery is run by Making Friends Partnership, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Making Friends Day Nursery?
You can call 01302 714589 and visit www.makingfriends.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 2593087 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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