Full-day nursery in Upper Poppleton, York
Muddy Boots Nursery Poppleton
The Gardens, Boroughbridge Road, Upper Poppleton, York, YO26 6QD · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 July 2017Reference EY548527Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places110 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 3 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
The Gardens, Boroughbridge Road, Upper Poppleton, York, YO26 6QD · More nurseries in YO26
Stations
- Poppleton9 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Langley Gate, Garden Centre and Poppleton Station Road A59.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 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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Muddy Boots Nursery Poppleton is a full-day nursery at The Gardens, Boroughbridge Road, Upper Poppleton, York, YO26 6QD, in Upper Poppleton, York. It is registered for 110 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 31 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Muddy Boots Nursery Ltd..
Run by Muddy Boots Nursery Ltd. (company), which runs 7 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
- Carr Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Carr Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.9 miles
- Poppleton Ousebank Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.0 miles
- Poppleton Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.3 miles
- Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 1.5 miles
- Westfield Primary Community School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2023 1.5 miles
- Acomb Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected September 2023 1.7 miles
- Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 5–11 1.7 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 Muddy Boots Nursery Poppleton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Muddy Boots Nursery Poppleton Outstanding at its inspection on 28 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Muddy Boots Nursery Poppleton take?
Muddy Boots Nursery Poppleton is registered with Ofsted for up to 110 children at any one time.
Who runs Muddy Boots Nursery Poppleton?
Muddy Boots Nursery Poppleton is run by Muddy Boots Nursery Ltd., which runs 7 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Muddy Boots Nursery Poppleton?
Poppleton is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Muddy Boots Nursery Poppleton?
You can call 01904 942563 and visit muddybootsnursery.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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY548527 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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