Food
Seasonal, healthy lunches and snacks provided daily, catering to individual dietary requirements and supporting weaning for babies.
Ashbourne Day Nurseries Hipswell
Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2025)
Number of places
54 places
Age range
1–3 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2025
Local authority
North Yorkshire
About this day nursery
Ashbourne Day Nurseries Hipswell is located in the picturesque village of Hipswell, North Yorkshire, offering a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged three months until they are ready for school. The nursery provides dedicated rooms tailored to specific age groups, including babies, mobile babies, toddlers, and pre-schoolers, ensuring age-appropriate resources and activities.
Emphasising the importance of outdoor play and exploration, children are encouraged to engage with nature in a safe outdoor area, and pre-schoolers enjoy weekly dance sessions. The nursery is committed to healthy eating, providing seasonal and nutritious lunches and snacks daily, with careful consideration for dietary requirements and weaning support.
Following the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum, experienced practitioners monitor each child's development and provide enriching experiences to foster growth and achievement. The Hipswell nursery aims to create a "home from home" atmosphere, sparking imagination through curiosity-inspired rooms and providing a secure enclosed outdoor space for exploration.
They also proudly offer a discount for armed forces families. Continuous communication with parents is maintained through a dedicated app, providing daily updates on activities, well-being, and educational progress.
Our ethos
At Ashbourne Day Nurseries, we believe in the importance of outdoor exploration and play. That’s why we encourage our little ones to don their coats and venture into our outdoor area, where they can discover and learn in nature’s playground. Following the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum, our experienced practitioners are committed to supporting all aspects of your child’s development from three months until they’re ready for school. Through personalised monitoring and a variety of enriching experiences, we aim to foster growth and achievement in every child.
What it's like
Staff and parents work extremely well together to ensure that children's individual needs are met in the nursery. Children have plenty of time and opportunities to develop trust in staff and a sense of security. They show how happy, safe and confident they are in the nursery.
EYFS CurriculumOutdoor PlayHealthy MealsArmed Forces DiscountAge-Specific Rooms
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request
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Opening hours
Monday-Friday: 7.30am – 6.00pm
Age range
3 months to 5 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Ashbourne Day Nurseries Hipswell
Last inspected 14 August 2025
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Staff and parents work extremely well together to ensure that children's individual needs are met in the nursery. Children have plenty of time and opportunities to develop trust in staff and a sense of security. They show how happy, safe and confident they are in the nursery.
Inspector highlights
- Staff have clear learning intentions for all activities, helping children develop hand muscles and grip, and teaching numbers and measure while playing.
- Children's interests and home experiences are included in the curriculum, and staff nurture their interests, allowing them to develop their own ideas.
- This is a highly inclusive nursery, seamlessly including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities in all activities.
- There is a good focus on keeping children safe and healthy, encouraging varied diets, good hygiene, and daily fresh air and exercise.
- Leaders are reflective and proactive, demonstrating a deep commitment to building on practice, identifying and quickly addressing areas for improvement, and valuing parents' views.
Areas to develop
- 1communicate consistent expectations clearly for children's behaviour, particularly during transitions between activities so that children feel secure, understand what is expected and move calmly from one task to the next
- 2sharpen the focus of professional development on more precise knowledge and skills to further improve the good quality of education.
Inspection #10415305 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
This is a highly inclusive nursery. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are seamlessly included in all activities. For example, the whole group enjoys exercise sessions tailored to the physical skills that some children need to develop.
Outdoor space
Children have daily opportunities for fresh air and exercise. Leaders have plans to provide even better opportunities for babies to explore the outdoor environment.
Parent Reviews of Ashbourne Day Nurseries Hipswell
5.0
(4)
Kelly
5 months ago
I cant praise the setting enough and 5 stars is not enough My little.boy started Janurary and wouldn't even speak Within 2 weeks he was talking and just grown in confidence since The nursery is truly a wonderful family setting
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Barbara Mair (B)
10 months ago
Absolutely excellent nursery. Lovely staff, very caring and attentive.
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Amy Galvin
10 months ago
Excellent nursery, staff are brilliant
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Jayson Mason
10 months ago
Very good staff, always friendly and informative.
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Inspection history
Most recent inspection
14 August 2025
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
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About the setting
Ashbourne Day Nurseries Hipswell registered in 2024. It is located in Catterick Garrison. The nursery operates Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and one week at Christmas. There are 10 staff who work with children, of whom six hold a relevant qualification at level 3 or above and two at level 2. The nursery provides government funded places and receives additional funding for disadvantaged children.
- URN
- 2783407
- Registered person
- Ashbourne Day Nurseries Limited
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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