The Garden House Nursery

72 Crimicar Lane, Fulwood, Sheffield S10 4FB
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9.8 86 Reviews
  • The Garden House Nursery, Sheffield
The Garden House is a long established nursery in a lovely setting in Fulwood. Staff are well qualified and experienced with many graduates and high ratios. All are qualified first aiders and naturally DBS/health checked.

A homely atmosphere fosters children's confidence and good school links ensure smooth transitions. Children make outstanding progress with a fun and educational curriculum including many interesting and unusual activities such as unique infant sports coaching, language/music groups, Mini Movez classes, Zoolab and Woodland Adventures.

With imaginative outside areas children are helped to make sense of the world around them. Parents benefit from free settling-in sessions, emailed daily reports alongside 'stay and play' weeks.

Enhanced staff training enables The Garden House Nursery to welcome all.
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Funding & Fees

Please contact us for a copy of our current fees or for any information on funding.


Fees include; Unique infant sports coaching, Mini Movez, local visits and all other extra activities. Contact for more information.


We accept universal funding for all 3&4 year olds and extended funding for those who are eligible. We also accepting funding for eligible two year olds - please get in touch to discuss.

Please contact us for a copy of our current fees or for any information on funding.


Fees include; Unique infant sports coaching, Mini Movez, local visits and all other extra activities. Contact for more information.


We accept universal funding for all 3&4 year olds and extended funding for those who are eligible. We also accepting funding for eligible two year olds - please get in touch to discuss.

Contact The Garden House Nursery to get a personalised quote.

Contact The Garden House Nursery to get a personalised quote.

Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Deanne Barlow (Nursery Manager)

Admission Information

  • None. Those with gifts or disabilities welcomed

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 20

Total Places for Children

  • 72

Age Range

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

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:45-18:15
    Tuesday 07:45-18:15
    Wednesday 07:45-18:15
    Thursday 07:45-18:15
    Friday 07:45-18:15

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays

Parking

  • There is free on street parking directly outside the nursery.

The Garden House Nursery Reviews (86)

9.8

The Garden House Nursery has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.758) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time The Garden House Nursery has 86 reviews.

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Review from Chris T (Grandfather of Child) published on 21 June 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The Garden House Nursery School has the most friendly and welcoming environment, you couldn't ask for more. My grandchildren continue to enjoy their time there, learning and developing rapidly. The staff team are caring, having a genuine interest in all the children and how best to meet their needs.
My grandchildren are both very different and I see the enthusiasm they both have when going to nursery. I can only hope that their enthusiasm for learning continues throughout school and their future teachers take that approach that the staff at The Garden House consistently apply. Ofsted say 'Outstanding' and we (my grandchildren and I) agree.
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Review from Katie H (Mother of Child) published on 20 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am extremely impressed by the attitude of staff and their willingness to care for children and take an interest in what my child has done throughout the nursery day. My child has really developed since being at The Garden House and has progressed quite rapidly since moving up to Piglets. The activities
and learning that The Garden House provides is so varied and ahead of other nurseries, tennis coaching, outdoor herb garden.
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Review from David C (Father of Child) published on 28 December 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My oldest boy attended from 2012-2014 and my youngest is currently in his second year at the Garden House. It is a caring and nurturing environment and both my boys have thrived there. My wife and I both feel that our children are simply not being watched or occupied - they are being genuinely cared
for and stimulated. They staff are lovely and frequently go above and beyond - one staff member even took my wife to A&E when she injured herself on the way to nursery! The email based feedback system, which gives a detailed report on your child's day, is also a great new innovation. When our youngest finishes at the Garden House we will deeply miss both the place and the people who make it such a special nursery.
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Review from Nicola B (Mother of Child) published on 17 November 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A wonderful nursery. My son has been attending since about 10 months old and is now nearly 3. The daily activities are stimulating and fun as well as being educational and my son is thriving here. He always has a smile on his face when I collect him and he enjoys telling me what he has been doing that
day. We have even had tears on the way home as he wanted to stay at nursery! I would highly recommend this nursery.
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Review from Isabelle D (Mother of Child) published on 22 July 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The recommendation I received when my daughter was months old was too beautifully simple for me to appreciate at the time: ‘the children are always happy’ I was told. Three years on, with my daughter weeks from starting at Infant School, I struggle to improve on that observation.
It can’t just be the
cheerful greeting that awaits morning and evening, nor the seemingly parental understanding of your child. It cannot merely be the calm control that is so evident in every room, nor the real concern when my daughter is not herself.
Perhaps I can only add to that observation. This is a nursery that has an atmosphere as close to a home as is possible: where children are encouraged to grow and develop, in a caring yet disciplined environment. It is a nursery where I am happy to leave my child; it is a nursery I trust; it is most certainly a nursery I cannot recommend enough.
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Review from Emma B (Mother of Child) published on 22 July 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter who is going to be 5 in September and will be starting school absolutely loves this nursery and so do I . From the first day she started she has really come on in leaps and bounds , she never stops talking about what they do and as soon as you step through the door it has a nice welcoming
feel and atmosphere , the staff are brilliant and have took amazing care of my daughter when she has been feeling down or under the weather, I would 100% reccommend this nursery.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.758)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.758) out of 10 for The Garden House Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 18 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 18 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 4.808 for The Garden House Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (177 Excellents x 5) + (31 Goods x 4) + (5 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 213 Ratings = 4.808
  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 4.95 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for The Garden House Nursery is based on 18 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 = 3.95
    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 72 number of registered child places is 14.4, which has been reached with 18 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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Awards / Recognitions (9)

Meet the Team (2)

Deanne

Deanne Barlow

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2025

I have been working within childcare for almost 20 years.


I joined The Garden House Nursery in July 2025 and have loved getting to know the children and their families.


I have my Level 3 qualification in childcare and like to continue developing my skills and knowledge by doing a variety of training.


I also hold my Paediatric First Aid.

Chloe

Chloe Childs

Job Title: Deputy Nursery Manager Joined: 2019

Chloe has worked at Garden House Nursery for the last 7 years. Chloe is the Room Leader for the baby room and has recently stepped up into the Deputy Manager role.

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