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Sherwood Green Nursery Gateway

Ofsted: Strong standard·
5.0(22 Google reviews) ·Ravenscliffe Community Association, Gateway Centre, Bradford, BD10 0JR · Bradford
Number of places
44 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2026
Local authority
Bradford

About this day nursery

Sherwood Green Nursery is dedicated to providing outstanding early years care and education across its locations in Bradford, including the Gateway branch in Thackeray Road. They cater to children from birth up to five years old, focusing on a holistic approach to development within a safe and stimulating environment.

The day nursery prides itself on its committed and qualified team, who are passionate about nurturing each child's curiosity and creativity. Practitioners work to help children reach their full potential, offering tailored support in a playful and explorative setting to foster a lifelong love of learning.

The day nursery's mission is to offer children opportunities to play, explore, and learn through real-life experiences, building cultural capital to prepare them for future life stages. Their vision centres on creating a happy, caring, secure, and stimulating environment where children are paramount.

Sherwood Green values promoting independence by encouraging choices and problem-solving, learning through play with carefully planned and child-led activities that nurture curiosity, and encouraging confidence by celebrating achievements and fostering positive relationships. They ensure children feel valued and capable, emotionally preparing them for school and beyond.

Healthy eating is prioritised with nutritionally balanced, delicious meals prepared daily by a nursery chef, catering for various dietary needs. They also use the Blossom Parent App to keep parents informed of their child's daily activities and progress.

A Key Person approach is implemented, assigning each child a dedicated staff member for emotional well-being, development tracking, and continuous communication with families.

Our ethos

At Sherwood Green, we create a space that helps children play, explore, and learn. Our environment is designed to support their growth, based on research that shows how important their surroundings are for learning. We aim to offer all children chances to play and explore, to actively learn through real life experiences building cultural capital to prepare them for the next stages in their lives. We believe every child deserves the best start in life, and we are here to make that happen.

What it's like

Children are joyful, curious learners who arrive with enthusiasm and settle quickly because they feel known, valued and deeply secure in this nursery. They move through the day with confidence, supported by warm, trusting relationships with adults who understand their personalities, interests and experiences beyond the setting. Babies instinctively reach out for cuddles, showing the deep attachments they have formed.

Play-based LearningCultural CapitalKey Person ApproachBlossom Parent AppNutritionally Balanced Meals

Pricing & funding

An administration fee of £60.00 is charged to secure a place, which includes settling-in sessions. The nursery accepts various government funding schemes for eligible children, including universal and working parent entitlements, with options to stretch funded hours across the year. No extra charges are applied for activities during funded periods.

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

Good to know

  • An administration fee of £60.00 is required to secure a place, which also covers settling-in sessions.
  • Funded hours can be stretched across the year.
  • No additional charges for activities like sports or outings are applied to funded hours.
  • Parents must meet employment, income, age, and immigration criteria for working parent funding.
  • Families on certain benefits may qualify for 15 hours for 2-year-olds.
  • Tax-Free Childcare can be combined with funded hours for maximum savings.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 07:30 - 16:30

Registered with Ofsted

2024

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Strong standard

Last inspected Jun 2026

Headline: Strong standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
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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

AchievementStrong standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Age range
1 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted report for Sherwood Green Nursery Gateway

Last inspected 15 June 2026

What it's like to attend

Children are joyful, curious learners who arrive with enthusiasm and settle quickly because they feel known, valued and deeply secure in this nursery. They move through the day with confidence, supported by warm, trusting relationships with adults who understand their personalities, interests and experiences beyond the setting. Babies instinctively reach out for cuddles, showing the deep attachments they have formed.

Inspector highlights

  • Children make rapid and sustained progress, regardless of any barriers to their learning, and are well prepared for their next steps.
  • Children communicate with clarity and purpose, using a rapidly expanding vocabulary and confidently experimenting with new words.
  • Children move confidently and safely, showing strong physical development, coordination and control, with babies exploring the garden with curiosity.
  • Leaders have high expectations for behaviour, which are consistently applied, and staff recognise that behaviour is a form of communication.
  • Children demonstrate very positive attitudes to learning, engaging with enthusiasm and confidently explaining their ideas.
  • Leaders consistently prioritise children's welfare and wellbeing, ensuring policies and practices are rigorously reviewed and fostering a safe, responsive place for children.
  • The key-person system is highly effective, with staff knowing children and families well and responding sensitively to changing circumstances.
  • Leaders are highly inclusive when designing the curriculum, ensuring it celebrates each child's individuality and enriches experiences.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should continue to build on their highly successful work to remove barriers for children who need extra help, ensuring this continues to make a sustained and transformational impact on all the children's achievement and wellbeing.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive tailored toilet-training support, helping them to build independence. Staff support children with SEND sensitively during transitions. Individualised plans guide children's next steps, and parents are fully involved so learning continues at home.

Outdoor space

Children benefit from regular time outdoors, including forest school experiences to assess risks and practise problem-solving. Well-designed gardens offer opportunities for physical development, climbing, balancing, and dancing. Mealtimes often occur outdoors, providing calm, social experiences.

Google Reviews of Sherwood Green Nursery Gateway

5.0
(22 Google reviews)
Marta K
a year ago

My child loves to go to nursery, and in her opinion it could also be opened at the weekend too. Everyday she comes home very happy after her time at nursery. This nursery is very well organised and tidy. The children have a variety of activities and games to be entertained with throughout their time. Thanks to the app I know what my child is learning each day. The teaches here are very helpful and caring. Emilia always has the time to answer all my questions and concerns.

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Maria Farooq
11 months ago

Amazing nursery with lovely and caring staff. You are always welcomed with a smile. I am so glad I found Sherwood Green Nursery Gateway. The nursery offers a variety of fun activities that help children learn through play. Staff members also keep you updated daily about your child through Blossom, which really put me at ease knowing what my son has been up to. I highly recommend this nursery to other parents.

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Gaby Evans
11 months ago

My daughter loves coming to nursery and loves the staff. The staff are kind, friendly and go out of their way to make the kids happy. Always lots of activities set out for throughout the day, indoor and outdoor. The nursery is lovely and always clean and tidy. The app is great to see daily updates and pictures of your child.

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Mariam Anwar
11 months ago

From the very first day, the staff made us feel welcome and reassured. The caregivers and teachers are not only highly professional but also genuinely warm, attentive, and passionate about early childhood development. They take the time to understand each child's unique personality and needs, creating a nurturing environment where every child feels valued and safe. The daily activities are thoughtfully planned and full of creativity, allowing the children to learn through play while developing key social, emotional, and cognitive skills. Our child comes home excited, often sharing songs, stories, or new things learned that day. The communication from the nursery is excellent-regular updates, photos, and feedback help us feel connected and confident in the care being provided. We've noticed remarkable progress in our child's confidence, speech, and independence since joining the nursery. the team goes above and beyond to make every child's day meaningful and enjoyable.

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C M
10 months ago

My son, was already toilet trained by the time he started at a different private nursery. But after attending that nursery for over a year, he had made very little progress there, infact he was back sliding in things like use of toilet, confidence, sharing etc. We then started him with Sherwood Green in February this year and by July my son's confidence and everything had progressed remarkably thanks to all the amazing and caring staff. Children's learning activities, play time and creative sessions were amazing.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

15 June 2026

Strong standard

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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