Full-day nursery in Birkendale, Sheffield
Toybox Children's Nursery Ltd
217 Upperthorpe, SHEFFIELD, S6 3NG · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 2017Reference EY543840Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 November 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places45 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating3 (Generally satisfactory)inspected 25 September 2025Food 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
217 Upperthorpe, SHEFFIELD, S6 3NG · More nurseries in S6
Stations
- Infirmary Road14 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Langsett - Primrose View14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Netherthorpe Road15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Howard Road/Fulton Road, Barber Road/Sydney Road and Commonside/Barber Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ruskin Park5 min walk
- Matlock Green6 min walk
- Ponderosa6 min walk
- Blake Street Nature Park6 min walk
- Crookes Valley Park7 min walk
- Playground6 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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Toybox Children's Nursery Ltd is a full-day nursery at 217 Upperthorpe, SHEFFIELD, S6 3NG, in Birkendale, Sheffield. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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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 0.3 miles
- Westways Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- Bethany School ages 4–16 0.5 miles
- Walkley Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Netherthorpe Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Broomhill Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 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
- Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 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 Toybox Children's Nursery Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Toybox Children's Nursery Ltd Outstanding at its inspection on 7 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Toybox Children's Nursery Ltd take?
Toybox Children's Nursery Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Toybox Children's Nursery Ltd?
Infirmary Road is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY543840 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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