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Fenwood House Day Nursery Swinton

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2025)
·Piccadilly Road, Swinton, Mexborough, S64 8LF · Rotherham
Number of places
103 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2025
Local authority
Rotherham

About this day nursery

Fenwood House Day Nurseries prides itself on providing a nurturing and stimulating environment for young children, focusing on play, learning, nurture, and protection. The nursery operates year-round from 8 am to 6 pm, Monday to Friday, closing only for bank and Christmas holidays.

They offer flexible childcare sessions, including morning, afternoon, and full-day options, catering to the diverse needs of families. Their curriculum is built upon the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, ensuring a comprehensive developmental pathway for children from birth to five years old.

Fenwood House is committed to transparency, not charging any deposit or registration fees, and incorporates personal care items, activities, and resources within their standard fees. They also prioritise healthy nutrition, offering a range of meals and snacks, and utilise the Famly App for streamlined communication and payments with parents.

Our ethos

Fenwood House Day Nurseries is committed to providing a nurturing and stimulating environment, underpinned by the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework. Their approach emphasises play, learning, nurture, and protection, ensuring a comprehensive developmental pathway for children from birth to five years old.

What it's like

Staff create a very safe and nurturing learning environment where children are deeply engaged in exciting activities. They learn to manage their emotions, develop their imaginations, and show positive attitudes towards learning. Children are very happy in this setting.

EYFS CurriculumNo Deposit or Registration FeesFlexible SessionsHealthy Nutrition

Pricing & funding

Fees are flat-rate for all ages, with options for full days or half-day morning and afternoon sessions. Standard fees include personal care items and sports activities, while meals and snacks are charged separately. There are no registration fees or deposits required.

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
  • Full Day (8:00am to 6:00pm)£70.00 / day
  • Half Day AM (8:00am to 1:00pm)£35.00 / session
  • Half Day PM (1:00pm to 6:00pm)£35.00 / session
  • Stretched Funding Topup£7.00 / session
  • Breakfast & Morning Snack£2.50 / session

Good to know

  • No registration fee or deposit is required.
  • Personal care items, activities, and resources are included in standard fees.
  • Meals and snacks are billed as separate additional charges.
  • Late collection and overdue payment fees apply.
  • Fees are reviewed annually every April.

Key facts

Opening hours

8am-6pm / Monday to Friday / All Year Round / Closed Bank and Christmas Holidays

Session types

Morning Session 8am – 1pm, Afternoon Session 1pm – 6pm, Full Day Session 8am – 6pm

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Fenwood House Day Nursery Swinton

Last inspected 20 June 2025

Safeguarding effective
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 create a very safe and nurturing learning environment where children are deeply engaged in exciting activities. They learn to manage their emotions, develop their imaginations, and show positive attitudes towards learning. Children are very happy in this setting.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff create a very safe and nurturing learning environment.
  • Children are deeply engaged as they learn how their body moves and develop their imaginations.
  • Children have exciting opportunities to develop their large muscles and learn about mathematics through fun games.
  • Staff implement strategies to identify and support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) well.
  • Partnership working is strong, with good links with parents and carers, schools and professionals.

Areas to develop

  • 1support children to develop the skills they need for their move on to school
  • 2provide children with more time to process questions, think and engage in conversations, to give them time to respond and develop their language further
  • 3embed supervision sessions and appraisals to focus on improving staff's individual knowledge and skills, to further develop their practice.
Inspection #10388212 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents comment that they could not be happier with the quality of care that staff provide.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff implement strategies to identify and support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) well. They use observations to complete appropriate referrals and support plans to evidence further support and monitor progress. Children receive targeted intervention, and staff remove all barriers to children accessing the nursery, helping them make significant progress.

Outdoor space

The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning.

Inspection history

Date: July 2019

  • June 2025Good
  • July 2019Good

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