Full-day nursery in Carleton-in-Craven, North Yorkshire
Rocking Horse Montessori Nursery
1 The Stables, Carla Beck Lane, Carleton, Skipton, BD23 3BU · 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 2022Reference 2683803Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places72 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
1 The Stables, Carla Beck Lane, Carleton, Skipton, BD23 3BU · More nurseries in BD23
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground10 min walk
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Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
What parents say
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Rocking Horse Montessori Nursery is a full-day nursery at 1 The Stables, Carla Beck Lane, Carleton, Skipton, BD23 3BU, in Carleton-in-Craven, North Yorkshire. It is registered for 72 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Brooklands School ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.0 miles
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected December 2019 1.3 miles
- Greatwood Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.3 miles
- Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.5 miles
- Brougham Street Nursery School Nurseryages 0–5has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 1.6 miles
- Bradleys Both Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.6 miles
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.6 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What are Rocking Horse Montessori Nursery's opening hours?
Rocking Horse Montessori Nursery opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Rocking Horse Montessori Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rocking Horse Montessori Nursery Good at its inspection on 8 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rocking Horse Montessori Nursery take?
Rocking Horse Montessori Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 72 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Rocking Horse Montessori Nursery?
Skipton is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Rocking Horse Montessori Nursery?
You can call 01756 796323 and visit rockinghorsemontessori.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 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.
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- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2683803 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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