The Nursery

29 Lodge Lane Aston, Lodge Lane, Sheffield S26 2BL
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9.9 38 Reviews
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The Nursery provides a happy, nurturing and secure environment where each child can develop and learn to their full potential.

Located in Aston, Sheffield, the nursery is ideally situated for both commuters and families within the local community. Set within a large converted house, the nursery creates a warm and friendly environment where children feel safe and secure.

The nursery is family-run and managed by a highly competent manager with many years of nursery experience acquired working within the local community.

An enthusiastic team of early years practitioners are committed to providing the highest quality care for each child, and regularly attend a wide range of training programs throughout the year, enabling them to continually build on their skills and knowledge.

The Nursery has provision for children aged between birth and five years. This includes a baby room (birth to two years), a toddler room (two to three years) and a pre-school room (three to five years). Each room is assigned by age range to ensure the provision is closely matched to each child’s interests and stage of development. The nursery offers a before and after school service safely escorting children up to the age of 11 to and from schools in the local community.

A large outdoor area has been fitted with artificial grass so that it can be accessed in all weathers, ensuring children are able to develop both physically and socially in an active and fun-filled safe area.

The nursery provides funded places for qualifying two-year-olds and all three-and four-year-olds and offers extended funding up to 30 hours per week to qualifying parents.

The nursery welcomes parents who work variable shift patterns and will strive to accommodate them with the provision of variable daycare sessions wherever possible. For commuting parents, the nursery offers extended hours from 7am to 7pm where required.
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Type of Service

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

Person in Charge

  • Georgina O'Callaghan (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 16

Total Places for Children

  • 46

Age Range

  • from 0 years 2 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Full Day 0800-1800:
    0-2 £75.00
    2-3 £70.00
    3-5 £65.00


    Half Day 0800-1300/1300-1800:
    0-2 £37.50
    2-3 £35.00
    3-5 £32.50

  • The Nursery offers full day and half day sessions with early starts available from 7 am and late finishes until 7pm, ideal for commuters. Please note that half day sessions have very limited availability. The team at The Nursery will be happy to discuss current session options with you during your visit.

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:00-19:00
    Tuesday 07:00-19:00
    Wednesday 07:00-19:00
    Thursday 07:00-19:00
    Friday 07:00-19:00

When Closed

  • All Bank Holidays plus 1 week over Christmas & New Year

Parking

  • Small on site car park.

The Nursery Reviews (38)

9.9

The Nursery has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.917) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time The Nursery has 38 reviews.

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Review from Zoe A (Mother of Child) published on 20 October 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has now been at this nursery for over a year and loves it. She moved up into the toddler room in September and really enjoys it in there. All the staff are friendly and very patient and caring. Being in the nursery setting has been great for her learning and she amazes us every day when
she comes home telling us something new, singing a new song or counting. We can't fault The Nursery and would recommend to other families.
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Review from R T (Father of Child) published on 17 October 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff at the nursery are excellent. They give daily rundowns of what my daughter has been doing and enjoying. They always have a great variety of activities for the children to play with and make best use of the weather and local park when possible. The cook is excellent and I'm always a bit jealous
of what they have had for dinner that day
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Review from Hannah B (Mother of Child) published on 17 October 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our little girl loves coming to The Nursery. She talks about the staff and her friends, and doesn't want to come home when we come pick her up. We would definitely recommend The Nursery to our friends.
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Review from E W (Mother of Child) published on 17 October 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Brilliant nursery, my 2 year old loves all the staff and activities. He wakes up everyday excited to go see his friends. They are so detailed when it comes to handover on collection which always puts my mind at ease.
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Review from Siobhan F (Mother of Child) published on 17 October 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child always has a lovely time at nursery and is so happy in the toddler room! He loves showing me the toys he's been playing with. The staff are caring and warm, work well with parents and the communication is brilliant.
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Review from N B (Mother of Child) published on 17 October 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been going since she was 9months old and attends full time and she is well looked after with meals and milk feeds and the staff provide her with different activities to do to ensure she is kept entertained and provide a good learning environment. The staff are all friendly.
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Review from G R (Mother of Child) published on 17 October 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son attends here and has done since he was 10 months old. He loves it here and is happy to be left here. They do so many different activities with them and the staff are all lovely. My daughter also went here when she went to nursery and also loved it, she especially loved the outdoor area. Would
definitely recommend!
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Review from C L (Mother of Child) published on 17 October 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have been using the nursery for the last 5.5 years and we are really happy with the service provided. My eldest son (now at school) loved going to nursery & made some lovely relationships with both staff & the other children.
My youngest still attends and has done since he was 8 months. He
is now in pre school and he loves going to nursery, he's very independent and always been happy to just go in and me leave him at the door.
All the staff are lovely and welcoming and my youngest is learning so much & building some lovely friendships
The early starts and all year round opening has massively helped us over the years & we even utilised the holiday club with our eldest who was more than happen to go back for the holiday clubs.
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Review from Ellie T (Mother of Child) published on 6 October 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My 2 year old daughter attends the nursery and has done since she was 12months old. She's happy to be left in a morning and gets excited knowing she is going to see her friends, especially now she has moved up into the toddler room. Each member of staff is lovely, she is eating more variety of foods
since being at nursery, sitting with the other children at meal times is helping her loads. She comes home exhausted but full of tales of her day. I feel very happy that she is happy there. I'm glad they are local to our house and that they had space for my daughter.
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Review from L B (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Such a lovely nursery with wonderful, caring and supportive staff. The staff know all the children and they work well with parents to ensure the child's individual needs are met. The staff are approachable, welcoming and set up some lovely activities for the children.
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Review from Jade S (Mother of Child) published on 12 February 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery is a great environment for my child to learn and grow. We recently moved into the area and this is the preschool we chose for our child. The staff work so incredibly hard and everyone is welcoming and friendly. My daughter settled into the nursery with ease and loves her teachers. The opening
hours fit perfectly around work, which is a huge benefit. The range of different areas and activities available for the children is impressive. I especially like the outdoor areas available for the kids to play when the weather is suitable. My daughter particularly likes the role-play corner where she can play in the kitchen or be a hairdresser. The nursery staff take great care of my child. I can send her into nursery in a morning knowing that she will have a fun day, be well fed and have an amazing time learning and playing with her friends. We often talk about her day on our way home from preschool.
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Review from Leanne R (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My eldest daughter has attended the nursery since October 2021 and has thrived throughout her years. Although now in school she still attends their great holiday club. I love having some consistency and she is excited to go even now she's almost 5! My youngest has attended since May 2024 and walks in
without even turning back and has done so for a while. They let me have unlimited settling-in sessions (more for me than her!) which I was very grateful for to get us both used to the change. They both love their key workers and I have built up a great report with the long-standing staff. So glad I chose the nursery, they do anything for the kids and follow even my picky requests. The best thing for us paying parents is there's no hidden costs.
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Review from Afsana N (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little girl loves going to Nursery. All the staff there are lovely and do a great job in taking care of her and making sure she is getting the best learning and experience while being there. As a parent I would definitely recommend, as it is 10/10.
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Review from D G (Father of Child) published on 9 August 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our child has been going for 3 years and is set to leave for school this summer - he’s made great friends, learned loads and always comes home smiling. We’ve now signed up his little brother to attend too.
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Review from S M (Mother of Child) published on 8 August 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little boy just finished his last week here before starting primary school after the holidays. He has loved his time at The Nursery and I could go to work knowing he was well looked after and happy. His sister has also been at the nursery and left the year previously. She still loved going back to
pick up her brother. The staff are all lovely and caring.
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Review from Rachel S (Mother of Child) published on 29 January 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have been extremely happy with this nursery for the two years our son has been attending. All the staff are very friendly and extremely caring, and we have full confidence that our son is well looked after and is developing well under their care. They have managed the current circumstances very well
and have communicated well throughout. We would highly recommend this nursery.
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Review from Darren L (Father of Child) published on 10 February 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have been really pleased with the nursery. The staff have been so caring and we know our son is being well looked after. He is delighted to have moved up to the toddler room recently.
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Review from Jessica G (Mother of Child) published on 14 May 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery has been a fantastic nursery for my daughter. The staff have always been so lovely and helpful. It is a very warm, welcoming nursery and I will definitely recommend to anyone. It is also very safe for the children and the garden is beautiful, safe and very child friendly.
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Review from Bethany L (Mother of Child) published on 9 October 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery is absolutely brilliant with my little boy he does 3 days a week and enjoys it everytime he goes.
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Review from W H (Father of Child) published on 9 October 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has attended this nurseries holiday club on several occasions.
He has a great time whilst there and the staff plan interesting activities keying into his interests. They also spent a lot of time helping him prepare for starting school, for example, helping with reading, writing and phonics.


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food is also fantastic our son tried a variety of different meals that he wouldn't normally try at home!


We will be using again and highly recommend!

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.917)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.917) out of 10 for The Nursery 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 13 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 13 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 4.917 for The Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (143 Excellents x 5) + (13 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 156 Ratings = 4.917
  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 The Nursery is based on 13 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 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 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 46 number of registered child places is 9.2, which has been reached with 13 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 The Nursery

What is the Age Range of Children that The Nursery accepts?

The Nursery accepts Children aged from 0 years 2 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is The Nursery Open?

The Nursery is open: Monday 07:00-19:00, Tuesday 07:00-19:00, Wednesday 07:00-19:00, Thursday 07:00-19:00, Friday 07:00-19:00.

How many Children does The Nursery have capacity for?

The Nursery has capacity for a total of 46 Children.

How far is The Nursery to the centre of Sheffield?

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

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