Full-day nursery in Brincliffe, Sheffield
Once Upon A Time Daycare
863 Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, S11 8TJ · 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 2018Reference EY558952Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 September 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places129 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 July 2025Food 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
863 Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, S11 8TJ · More nurseries in S11
Buses
20 bus stops within 400 m, including Ecclesall Road/Greystones Road, Greystones Road/Ecclesall Road and Psalter Lane/Brincliffe Gardens.
Parks and playgrounds
- Endcliffe Park6 min walk
- Bingham Park8 min walk
- Chelsea Park9 min walk
- Endcliffe Park Playground9 min walk
- Chelsea Park 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 Sheffield there are about 3.7 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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Once Upon A Time Daycare is a full-day nursery at 863 Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, S11 8TJ, in Brincliffe, Sheffield. It is registered for 129 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 45 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Once Upon A Time Daycare Limited.
Run by Once Upon A Time Daycare Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Once Upon A Time DaycareThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Greystones PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Greystones Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.2 miles
- Hunter's Bar Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.3 miles
- Hunter's Bar Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.3 miles
- Clifford All Saints CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected October 2021 0.5 miles
- Ecclesall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- Westbourne School ages 3–16 0.7 miles
- St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Birkdale School ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.8 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 Once Upon A Time Daycare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Once Upon A Time Daycare Good at its inspection on 17 September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Once Upon A Time Daycare take?
Once Upon A Time Daycare is registered with Ofsted for up to 129 children at any one time.
Who runs Once Upon A Time Daycare?
Once Upon A Time Daycare is run by Once Upon A Time Daycare Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Once Upon A Time Daycare?
University of Sheffield is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Once Upon A Time Daycare?
You can call 0114 553 7777 and visit www.onceuponatimedaycare.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY558952 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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