Full-day nursery in Philadelphia, Sheffield
Riverview Day Nursery & Preschool
219-221 Penistone Road, Sheffield, S6 3AS · 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
219-221 Penistone Road, Sheffield, S6 3AS · More nurseries in S6
Stations
- Langsett - Primrose View5 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Infirmary Road6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Bamforth Street11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
22 bus stops within 400 m, including Penistone Road/West Don Street, Infirmary Road/West Don Street and Infirmary Road/Balaclava Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Philadelphia Gardens3 min walk
- Upperthorpe Peace Garden6 min walk
- Blake Street Nature Park7 min walk
- Ruskin Park7 min walk
- Neepsend Lane Pitstop9 min walk
- Playground4 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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Riverview Day Nursery & Preschool is a full-day nursery at 219-221 Penistone Road, Sheffield, S6 3AS, in Philadelphia, Sheffield. It is registered for 65 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Early Years Care & Education Ltd.
Run by Early Years Care & Education 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
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.4 miles
- Walkley Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Bethany School ages 4–16 0.6 miles
- Netherthorpe Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Astrea Academy Sheffield All-throughages 2–18has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.8 miles
- Rivelin 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 0.8 miles
- Westways Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.9 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 Riverview Day Nursery & Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Riverview Day Nursery & Preschool Good at its inspection on 13 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Riverview Day Nursery & Preschool take?
Riverview Day Nursery & Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 65 children at any one time.
Who runs Riverview Day Nursery & Preschool?
Riverview Day Nursery & Preschool is run by Early Years Care & Education Ltd, which runs 7 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Riverview Day Nursery & Preschool?
Langsett - Primrose View is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2558044 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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