Full-day nursery in Arbourthorne Estate, Sheffield
Tiddlywinks Centre
7 Eastern Drive, Sheffield, S2 3WP · 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 April 2005Reference EY304460Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 October 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places65 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 February 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
7 Eastern Drive, Sheffield, S2 3WP · More nurseries in S2
Stations
- Arbourthorne Road4 min walk · 0.1 miles
- Park Grange12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Spring Lane14 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Eastern Avenue/Eastern Drive, Eastern Avenue/Eastern Crescent and Park Grange Road/Kenninghall Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Black Bank4 min walk
- Norfolk Heritage Park6 min walk
- Heeley Common7 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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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Tiddlywinks Centre is a full-day nursery at 7 Eastern Drive, Sheffield, S2 3WP, in Arbourthorne Estate, Sheffield. It is registered for 65 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.7 from 9 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiddlywinks CentreThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Arbourthorne Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.1 miles
- Norfolk Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.3 miles
- Sheffield Inclusion Centre ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Bankwood Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Anns Grove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2020 0.8 miles
- Manor Lodge Community Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected June 2025 0.8 miles
- Carfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.9 miles
- Prince Edward Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.9 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 Tiddlywinks Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tiddlywinks Centre Good at its inspection on 25 October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tiddlywinks Centre take?
Tiddlywinks Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 65 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Tiddlywinks Centre?
Arbourthorne Road is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Tiddlywinks Centre?
You can call 0114 253 1377 and visit www.tiddlywinkscentre.org.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY304460 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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