Opening hours
Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday : 07:00 - 18:00
Little Oaks Day Nursery & Childcare @ Carcroft
Ofsted: Expected standard·
5.0(2 parent reviews)
·Carcroft Primary School, Owston Road, Doncaster, DN6 8DR · Doncaster
Number of places
82 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2026
Local authority
Doncaster
About this day nursery
Little Oaks Day Nursery & Childcare @ Carcroft, operating since 2011, provides a warm and welcoming environment for children aged 0-4 years. Located in Doncaster, the nursery prioritises creating a safe space where children feel happy and quickly settle in.
The dedicated staff build secure relationships with all children, placing a high priority on an effective key-person approach. This nurturing environment extends to children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), who feel valued and develop a strong sense of belonging, benefiting from tailored support like Makaton for communication and sensory breaks.
The nursery is open Monday to Friday, from 7:00 to 18:00, offering year-round childcare. Children enjoy a broad curriculum that supports their development across all areas of learning, with a particular emphasis on fostering positive attitudes towards learning and independence, including engaging in purposeful outdoor play.
Parents consistently highlight the setting's effective communication and their children's happiness. Leaders and staff work in close partnership with parents and external agencies, ensuring that each child receives the individual support they require to thrive and make good progress from their starting points.
What it's like
The nursery is a warm and welcoming place where children feel happy and safe and settle in quickly. Staff build secure relationships, and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) feel valued and develop a strong sense of belonging. Children show kindness to each other, share resources, take turns and cooperate in play.
Warm environmentSecure relationshipsStrong SEND supportOutdoor playPositive attitudes
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All_year
Established
2011
Ofsted Inspection — new report card
Expected standard
Last inspected Jan 2026
Grade summary
Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.
Category grades
AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating
Last inspected 6 January 2026
What it's like to attend
The nursery is a warm and welcoming place where children feel happy and safe and settle in quickly. Staff build secure relationships, and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) feel valued and develop a strong sense of belonging. Children show kindness to each other, share resources, take turns and cooperate in play.
Inspector highlights
- Staff have consistently high expectations for children's behaviour, fostering warm and trusting relationships.
- Children make good progress from their different starting points and achieve well across all areas of learning.
- Effective settling-in procedures and a focus on individual needs support children's emotional wellbeing.
- Leaders and staff identify children with SEND quickly and work with specialists to provide additional support.
- Children have positive attitudes to learning, develop independence, and engage purposefully in outdoor play.
Areas to develop
- 1Leadership should strengthen the quality and consistency of adult-led sessions so that all interactions maximise children's learning.
Inspection #10131616 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) use Makaton to support reciprocal communication. Staff make relevant adaptations to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, for example, by providing sensory breaks when required. Leaders identify children with SEND quickly and work in partnership with specialists and external agencies to ensure children gain additional support.
Outdoor space
Children benefit from having regular opportunities to access physical activity, both inside and outside. The outdoor environment is inviting, where children climb and balance. Children engage purposefully in outdoor play, and staff promote children's independence skills effectively, such as learning to put on their own coats before going out to play.
Parent Reviews
5.0
(2)
Kerry Bull
a year ago
I’ve had my baby in nursery since he was 5 months old. The staff are very good with him and me! The staff are all polite and welcoming. Plenty of activities for him to do. They help with his development too. I was so nervous having to leave him so young but they have made my transition back to work a lot easier than I imagined. My son wouldn’t be without “his girls”
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Daniel Clark
4 years ago
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Inspection history
Date: December 2011
The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Good). We're re-checking it against the original report.
- June 2020Good
- March 2016Outstanding
- December 2011Outstanding
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