The Nursery

29 Lodge Lane Aston, Lodge Lane, Sheffield S26 2BL
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8.8 29 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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Care Provided by The Nursery

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Amanda Sheppard (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 16
  • Total Places for Children
  • 46
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 2 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • 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

Funding & Fees Guide for The Nursery

  • 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 and also offers early starts from 7 am, and late finishes until 7 pm, ideal for commuters.

The Nursery Reviews (29)

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The Nursery has a Review Score of 8.8 (8.789) out of 10, based on 4 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time The Nursery has 29 reviews.

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Review from L B (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2025
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Overall Experience  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
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Overall Experience  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
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Overall Experience  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
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Overall Experience  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
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Overall Experience  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
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Overall Experience  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
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Overall Experience  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
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Overall Experience  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
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Overall Experience  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
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Overall Experience  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
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Overall Experience  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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Review from Sophie D (Mother of Child) published on 8 October 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic nursery. My daughter loved going to this nursery and made so many little friends, her speech came on so well and she overcame her potty training. My daughter has developed into such an independent, adventurous and kind little girl. This wouldn't have been possible without the help of this
nursery. Would always recommend. Thank you for all you did for my daughter.

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Review from Rachael C (Mother of Child) published on 2 October 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little girl loves the nursery! She cries when coming in but within minutes with the staff she loves she is soon settled down and plays. The staff are extremely helpful with my daughter's development.

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Review from Kate (Mother of Child) published on 10 November 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little boy goes to this nursery and he seems really happy when I drop him off there and pick him up.


The staff are friendly and experienced at looking after young children, and I trust them implicitly with my child.


The meals are very nutritious, and the snacks offer plenty of fruit, which

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Overall, a really good nursery.


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Review from Laura S (Mother of Child) published on 26 October 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We couldn’t be happier with The Nursery, the staff are fantastic with my daughter and they have made the effort to really get to know her. I can see how comfortable she is with them, I have no doubt when she gets dropped off in the morning that she will be well cared for and enjoy her day.

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Review from Louise R (Mother of Child) published on 25 October 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My son has been going to the nursery for two years now and we are more than satisfied with the care he has received. My eldest son also attends the after school club provided at the nursery which is a godsend for full time working parents, as a full cooked tea is included in the price! Lovely staff
and nice outdoor play area too, the children have a variety of toys to play with and activities to do!
For all ages, a mix of educational play and encouragement is given with help and support available if needed.

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Review from Rebekah W (Mother of Child) published on 25 October 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I can recommend The Nursery to anyone that's looking for a homely, caring setting for their child. My daughter settled into The Nursery really quickly, and the staff are friendly and helpful, they took time to get to know what she likes. My daughter always leaves with a smile on her face having had
a great day!

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Review from Cherie W (Mother of Child) published on 25 October 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The single factor that separates The Nursery from other providers in the region is its staff. They are hardworking, knowledgeable and diligent. I leave my daughter there knowing she will be cared for until I collect her.

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Review from Georgia M (Mother of Child) published on 25 October 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I could not Recommend the nursery enough, my son absolutely loves it there and there is never a problem dropping him off. If there ever has been a teary moment when dropping him off the girls there will always make sure they give me a ring to let me know that he is okay, and happy playing again. There
is always a varied selection of food, and that has got my son eating food that I may never have tried him with. I never have any worries about dropping my son off there and they are all amazing with the children! The garden outside is also a little child’s dream, there are different things everywhere and he loves that too.

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Review from Charlene & Andrew D (Mother of Child) published on 23 October 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5

In our opinion we wouldn't recommend this setting. A problem occurred and when we tried to get in touch with management and they were slow to respond, in what we deemed a reasonable timeframe. We have been advised that these issues have now been dealt with. Nevertheless, we decided to take our daughter
out of the nursery, as we didn’t feel happy with the service that we personally received. However, we paid our invoice for the services we received when our daughter was in attendance, but are now being charged for a service we are not happy with and are not accessing.

Reply from Lee Boldison, Owner / Director at The Nursery

These parents are clearly unhappy with our services. We respect their views and their decision to seek alternative childcare. There is a clearly defined process for leaving the nursery which our staff are happy to assist parents with. However, in this instance, the parent collected her child from nursery and announced on the very same day that the child would be leaving the nursery and that they would not pay the notice fees due on termination as per the terms of our contract. Furthermore, the parents informed us that if they were pursued for the fees due, that they would make their views clear to all through social media channels.


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Current Review Score: 8.8 (8.789)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.8 (8.789) out of 10 for The Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 4 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.8 out of 5 from 4 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.979 for The Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (47 Excellents x 5) + (1 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 48 Ratings = 4.979

  • b) 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 3.81 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for The Nursery is based on 4 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 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 = 3.375

    • ii) 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. 4 Positive Reviews ÷ 9.2 = 0.435

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • 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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