Nurtured @ Balby

Sunningdale Road, Sandford Road, Balby, Doncaster DN4 8DR
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9.9 23 Reviews
  • Nurtured @ Balby, Doncaster
For more than two decades, the Balby Nursery has been at the heart of the local community, providing high-quality early years care and education to families in the area. Situated in the well-loved area of Balby, the nursery is conveniently close to local amenities and benefits from excellent transport connections, making it easily accessible for parents and carers.

The setting operates from a purpose-built building designed specifically with young children in mind. The nursery features bright, spacious and carefully resourced rooms tailored to babies, toddlers and pre-school children. Each space is thoughtfully arranged to create an engaging and supportive environment that promotes learning and development across all areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Children also enjoy access to generous, secure outdoor play areas that encourage exploration, physical activity and outdoor learning experiences. Supported by a passionate and dedicated staff team, every child is nurtured in a warm and caring atmosphere.

The Balby Nursery, is proud to provide a safe, joyful and inspiring environment where children can build confidence, develop curiosity and flourish every day.
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Funding & Fees

Half day 8.30-1.00 or 1.00-5.30 £30


Full day 8.30-5.30 £54.00


Full time 8.00-5.30 Monday - Friday £260.00
Can book in from 7.00 am


7.00-7.30 £7.00
7.30-8.00-£7.00
8.00-8.30 £4.00

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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Kerry Mitchell (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 26

Total Places for Children

  • 100

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:00-18:00
    Tuesday 07:00-18:00
    Wednesday 07:00-18:00
    Thursday 07:00-18:00
    Friday 07:00-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Nurtured @ Balby Reviews (23)

9.9

Nurtured @ Balby has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.898) out of 10, based on 23 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Nurtured @ Balby has 23 reviews.

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Review from Youmbi Sandrine N (Mother of Child) published on 31 March 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very good
Espirience , good in child development and polite staff.
My child has greatly improved and is still improving . Nice and clean environment,
Good hand over from staff
Child friendly and very supportive staff.
Good communication with parents and babies
Reply from Rebecca Casserly, Operations Director at Nurtured @ BalbyThank you for your lovely review. I'm sure reading this will make the team smile. : )
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Review from Paige S (Mother of Child) published on 30 March 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We went to view the nursery and fell in love with both the place and the staff. I literally could not wait to get our little one enrolled for when she's old enough and I certainly can't wait for her to start. They're are amazing and so focused on the children.
Reply from Rebecca Casserly, Operations Director at Nurtured @ BalbyThank you so much for taking the time to send such a lovely review. :)
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Review from Natasha S (Mother of Child) published on 26 March 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have had all 5 of my children here since 2014 amazing nursery, brilliant staff.
Its like being part of a family.
They havw watched and helped all my children grow and helped me and my husband through so much more .
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Review from Roxana C (Mother of Child) published on 24 March 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I highly recommend Nurtured@Balby on Sunningdale Road, Balby. My son has been attending since June 2024, and we're very happy with the care and support he receives.
The staff communicate excellently with parents and work closely with families to support each child's development and wellbeing.
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thank you to Natalie, Shannon, Sharon, Rachel, and the whole team for creating such a caring, safe, and positive environment for the children.
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Review from P C (Mother of Child) published on 20 March 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My little girl has been in nursery from being under 1 year old. She loves nursery and has come on loads but there has been regular issues with invoices, I have often had to challenge which has been a nuisance but since the new invoice system was created it's been a lot better and shows you a breakdown
of costs.
I have found lately that emails have been ignored.
Overall a positive experience and the most important thing is that my little one enjoys going!
Staff are lovely!
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Review from Hannah B (Mother of Child) published on 20 March 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has come here since 8 months old and she is now 3 and will stay till she goes to school. Throughout the whole time the staff have been brilliant! I couldn't fault the nursery at all. My daughter is a shy child but she absolutely loves coming here and as she has gradually gone up the rooms
she's taken to the different staff and children very well.
She is also very fussy at eating but the staff have been brilliant and she's trying lots of foods at nursery.
I would highly recommend for anyone to send their children here. The staff overall are down to earth, friendly and love the children!
Highly recommend
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Review from L S (Mother of Child) published on 20 March 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Overall excellent nursery! I've tried and tested loads of nurseries before Nurtured from Balby and this one is by far the best! Great communication from staff on little one's day, lots of activities and never had any issues. My daughter cames from there with a lot of improvements. Keep it up!
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Review from Thomas L (Father of Child) published on 19 March 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I've been using this nursery for the past 10 years now, I sent my youngest Harvey when he was 1 years old and both of his sisters have followed on since. All my children have loved spending there days here and all of their staff are more like friends to the kids rather than employees. Kerry and Sharon
have been there since day 1 and their love and support to family's is second to none, I will never stop recommending this day care for your little ones developments.
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Review from I G (Mother of Child) published on 19 March 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am very happy and satisfied with this kindergarten, the ladies are very nice, understanding and kind! My child is very happy!
My child comes home very happy, tells everything he did, eats very well!
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Review from Jamie W (Father of Child) published on 19 March 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Absolutely brilliant nursery my daughter loves it always happy to go in with staff and always comes out happy. They have opened my daughter up to a wide variety of different foods which she loves and she has come on in leaps and bounds with her speech and interactions. 6 other family members have attended
this nursery and all loved it nothing is ever a problem. The updates through the app are brilliant aswell more details id not of thought to ask makes life so much easier knowing everything.
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Review from M H (Mother of Child) published on 19 March 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have 2 children that attend at nurtured at balby and since there time there they have excelled in there milestones they are always happy to run into there classes the staff are always happy to help with anything you may have an issue with my daughter he already been going for over 2 years my son will
be attending for another 2 I really would recommend this nursery to any other parent looking to place their child :)
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Review from Marina A (Mother of Child) published on 18 March 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My bough daughters are with them for 3 full days in a week. The staff have personal attitude to every and each child corresponding to the needs and development of the child. The app they are using is exelent and I can text the staff and to recieve information all day long, including pic of the indoor
and outdoor activities.
Reply from Rebecca Casserly, Operations Director at Nurtured @ BalbyThank you for taking the time to send a your kind review. We appreciate your feedback and are pleased to hear that you're enjoying the 'Famly app.'
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Review from Rebecca C (Mother of Child) published on 18 March 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We couldn't be happier with this nursery. From the very beginning, the staff have been absolutely amazing so caring, patient and genuinely invested in the children's development and happiness.


Both my daughters have grown in confidence so much since starting here, and it's clear how much love and

attention they receive every day. The team create such a warm, welcoming and safe environment, and the communication with parents is fantastic. We're always kept updated on their progress, activities and milestones, which gives us real peace of mind.


The activities are engaging, creative and educational which is great.


We couldn't recommend this nursery enough. The staff really do go above and beyond. We had to move our daughter from another nursery because she hated going, but since starting here, Miss Natalie and the pre-school staff have completely turned things around. She now goes in happy and doesn't get upset at drop-off anymore, which is amazing for us.

Reply from Rebecca Casserly, Operations Director at Nurtured @ BalbyIt was such a pleasure to read your review, thank you for taking the time to write this. I'm sure the team will be so grateful to read that your little is having a wonderful experience, has settled in, and enjoys attending.
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Review from Kelsey B (Mother of Child) published on 10 March 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
From our experience, this nursery has been absolutely wonderful. The staff are kind, patient and incredibly supportive, especially when it comes to understanding and meeting my child's individual needs. They have always made my child feel safe, valued and included, and it's clear they genuinely care
about every child in their care. The activities provided help with confidence, learning and social development, and the environment is always welcoming and positive. Communication with my self has also been very reassuring. I'm very grateful for the support they have given my child and would highly recommend this nursery to other families.
Reply from Rebecca Casserly, Operations Director at Nurtured @ BalbyThank you for sending such a thoughtful review. We appreciate you recommending us.
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Review from Gabriela P (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have had a wonderful experience with this nursery. Our daughter attended in the past and it was a great experience for her, and now our little boy is enrolled here as well.
The staff are kind, caring and very attentive to the children's needs. The environment is safe, clean and welcoming, and the
children are supported both emotionally and educationally.
We are very happy with our choice and would highly recommend this nursery to other parents!
Reply from Rebecca Casserly, Operations Director at Nurtured @ BalbyThis was so delightful to read. Thanks for sharing such wonderful feedback, we appreciate this more than you can imagine.
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Review from Melissa H (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Couldn't be happier with the outstanding care they do for my little boy. Staff are super friendly always cheerful and have helped to encourage my son's learning and development. By trying new foods helping learn to walk and making new friends all while having lots of fun.
Reply from Rebecca Casserly, Operations Director at Nurtured @ BalbyThank you so much for sharing your lovely feedback. We really appreciate and value your views. The team will love reading this. :)
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Review from I C (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I was looking for a good nursery for my child and for his personal and physical development!
I am very happy to see my child excited when he knows it is nursary day and when he comes home and tells me about how good was his day with miss and his colleagues.
The ladies are very kind and understanding
and tehy are doing the best all they to keep kids happy and healthy.
Thank you Nurtured @ Balby!
Reply from Rebecca Casserly, Operations Director at Nurtured @ BalbyThanks for sharing your experience with us, we are so grateful. I'm sure your wonderful review will make the team smile.
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Review from Amber H (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child started here in January 2026 at 12 months old, she has only ever been with myself and wouldn't often settle for anyone else so putting her into nursery was a worry, however she took to the staff so well and after 6 weeks she began to hold her arms out to the staff for them to pick her up. She
has made such close bonds with the staff and it's so lovely to see. They also made sure I was kept up to date with how she was settling in and her progress. Everyone there is so lovely and I cannot fault them one bit. It is a fantastic nursery!
Reply from Rebecca Casserly, Operations Director at Nurtured @ BalbyThank you so much for taking the time to send such a wonderful review. Its heart warming to read about the close bonds your little one has made and how settled she is. :)
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Review from Catherine B (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This nursery has been exceptional for my little boy. The staff have taken real care to understand him and support his individual needs. They are consistently warm, cheerful, and communicative, always providing a helpful update at pick-up. My son enjoys making friends and being part of such a nurturing
environment. I couldn't have chosen a better setting for him. It's reassuring to know he is safe, well cared for, and surrounded by people who genuinely care for him.
Reply from Rebecca Casserly, Operations Director at Nurtured @ BalbyThank you so much for taking the time to send such a lovely review. This will make the team smile, reading how happy you and your little one are with nursery.
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Review from T A (Mother of Child) published on 18 November 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very happy with the care provided at this nursery. The staff are caring and loving and patient. My little boy talks about nursery on his days off and talks about the fun he has with the staff. Its a home away from home
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.898)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.898) out of 10 for Nurtured @ Balby is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 23 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 23 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.898 for Nurtured @ Balby is calculated as follows: ( (256 Excellents x 5) + (11 Goods x 4) + (7 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 275 Ratings = 4.898
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Nurtured @ Balby is based on 23 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 100 number of registered child places is 20, which has been reached with 23 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Nurtured @ Balby

What is the Age Range of Children that Nurtured @ Balby accepts?

Nurtured @ Balby accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Nurtured @ Balby Open?

Nurtured @ Balby is open: Monday 07:00-18:00, Tuesday 07:00-18:00, Wednesday 07:00-18:00, Thursday 07:00-18:00, Friday 07:00-18:00.

How many Children does Nurtured @ Balby have capacity for?

Nurtured @ Balby has capacity for a total of 100 Children.

How far is Nurtured @ Balby to the centre of Doncaster?

1.2 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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