Sessional pre-school in Grimethorpe, Barnsley
Marys Little Lambs Childcare
The Acorn Centre, 51 High Street, Grimethorpe, Barnsley, S72 7BB · 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
The Acorn Centre, 51 High Street, Grimethorpe, Barnsley, S72 7BB · More nurseries in S72
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including High Street/Cudworth View, Acorn Way/High Street and Acorn Way/North View.
Parks and playgrounds
- Grimethorpe White City Park5 min walk
- The Valley9 min walk
- Grimethorpe Welfare Park9 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground6 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 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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Marys Little Lambs Childcare is a sessional pre-school at The Acorn Centre, 51 High Street, Grimethorpe, Barnsley, S72 7BB, in Grimethorpe, Barnsley. It is registered for 80 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Marys Little Lambs Childcare Limited.
Run by Marys Little Lambs Childcare Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marys Little Lambs ChildcareThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Brierley Playmates Pre-School NurserySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
| Marys Little Lambs CudworthSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
| Wonderland NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Milefield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- Ladywood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- Birkwood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 1.2 miles
- Churchfield Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.3 miles
- Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.4 miles
- Cherry Dale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 1.4 miles
- Lift Shafton Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 1.5 miles
- Outwood Academy Shafton Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 1.2 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 Marys Little Lambs Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Marys Little Lambs Childcare Good at its inspection on 7 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Marys Little Lambs Childcare take?
Marys Little Lambs Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 80 children at any one time.
Who runs Marys Little Lambs Childcare?
Marys Little Lambs Childcare is run by Marys Little Lambs Childcare Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
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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 2636157 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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