Full-day nursery in Osbaldwick, York
Tiddlywinks York
Murton Way, Osbaldwick, York, YO19 5UW · 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 March 2004Reference EY275935Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 February 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places58 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 July 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
Murton Way, Osbaldwick, York, YO19 5UW · More nurseries in YO19
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Murton Way, St Thomas's Church and Osbaldwick Link Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 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 York there are about 2.7 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.
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Tiddlywinks York is a full-day nursery at Murton Way, Osbaldwick, York, YO19 5UW, in Osbaldwick, York. It is registered for 58 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Tiddlywinks Private Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Tiddlywinks Private Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 3 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
- Osbaldwick Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.5 miles
- St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.7 miles
- Badger Hill Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Hempland Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.9 miles
- Lord Deramore's Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 1.1 miles
- Tang Hall Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.3 miles
- Heworth Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.3 miles
- St Lawrence's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.5 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 York's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tiddlywinks York Good at its inspection on 4 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tiddlywinks York take?
Tiddlywinks York is registered with Ofsted for up to 58 children at any one time.
Who runs Tiddlywinks York?
Tiddlywinks York is run by Tiddlywinks Private Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
How do I contact Tiddlywinks York?
You can call 01904 415144 and visit www.tiddlywinks-childcare.co.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 EY275935 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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