Full-day nursery in Belle Vue, Doncaster
Tiddlywinks Pre School (Bessacarr)
8 Bawtry Road, DONCASTER, DN4 5NW · 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 August 2010Reference EY416442Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 December 2024Food 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
8 Bawtry Road, DONCASTER, DN4 5NW · More nurseries in DN4
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Bawtry Road/St Augustines Road, Bawtry Road/The Avenue and Booth Avenue/Bawtry Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cornflower Drive Playground9 min walk
- Runway Park10 min walk
- Lakeside11 min walk
- Playground6 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 Doncaster there are about 4.4 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 Pre School (Bessacarr) is a full-day nursery at 8 Bawtry Road, DONCASTER, DN4 5NW, in Belle Vue, Doncaster. It is registered for 32 children. 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 4.3 from 6 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bessacarr Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Lakeside Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.7 miles
- Doncaster School for Deaf Children ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.7 miles
- Hawthorn Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster ages 5–19Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- Intake Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.9 miles
- Plover Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.0 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 Tiddlywinks Pre School (Bessacarr)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tiddlywinks Pre School (Bessacarr) Good at its inspection on 20 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tiddlywinks Pre School (Bessacarr) take?
Tiddlywinks Pre School (Bessacarr) is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
How do I contact Tiddlywinks Pre School (Bessacarr)?
You can call 01302 533668.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY416442 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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