Full-day nursery in Foss Islands, York
Walmgate Day Nursery
Walmgate Day Nursery, 34 Walmgate, YORK, YO1 9TJ · 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 October 2022Reference 2697150Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places42 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 May 2023Food 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
Walmgate Day Nursery, 34 Walmgate, YORK, YO1 9TJ · More nurseries in YO1
Stations
- York17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
32 bus stops within 400 m, including Merchantgate, Piccadilly and Student Castle.
Parks and playgrounds
- Eye of York4 min walk
- Tower Gardens, St George's Field6 min walk
- North Street Gardens9 min walk
- Graveyard of St Maurice Church10 min walk
- Dean's Park11 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 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.
What parents say
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Walmgate Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Walmgate Day Nursery, 34 Walmgate, YORK, YO1 9TJ, in Foss Islands, York. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 14 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Fishergate Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.5 miles
- St Lawrence's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Scarcroft Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.6 miles
- Bootham School ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Park Grove Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.7 miles
- Tang Hall Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 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 Walmgate Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Walmgate Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 7 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Walmgate Day Nursery take?
Walmgate Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Walmgate Day Nursery?
York is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Walmgate Day Nursery?
You can call 01904 733833 and visit www.walmgatedaynursery.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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2697150 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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