Cherubs Daycare

Minibeast hunts and an indoor climbing frame gave Cherubs Daycare a practical, active character at its July 2025 inspection. Based at Victoria Hall in Hatfield, Doncaster, it has capacity for 36 children. At its 24 July 2025 inspection, Ofsted rated it Good overall and found safeguarding effective.

In July 2025, children attending ranged from birth to 11 years, with nursery care alongside wraparound provision. The clearest strengths in that snapshot were opportunities to explore, move and practise new skills. Two improvement priorities also matter to families: knowing their child's key person and receiving consistent messages about healthy eating.

In July 2025, minibeasts provided a connected theme for play: children searched a foliage-filled tray with magnifying glasses and completed minibeast jigsaws. Staff used questions that invited children to explain their ideas, giving an activity more depth than simply finding an object.

The early years foundation stage is the required framework for children's learning, development and care. Here, the July 2025 examples included learning through play, practising movement and building vocabulary: children traced patterns in sand while staff introduced words for facial features.

An indoor climbing frame let children practise balancing and judge when to jump onto a mat. In July 2025, improvements to the outdoor area had given children more space for bicycle and scooter play, and children took regular community walks. These gave physical activity several forms, from careful hand movements to whole-body coordination.

At the July 2025 inspection, Ofsted found that staff supported children with special educational needs and/or disabilities well, using additional funding and targets from professionals, including speech and language therapists, to help their development.

In July 2025, babies initiated play with staff by bringing them toys. Relationships with parents were positive, but some parents could not identify their child's key person or the skills being developed. That weakened the connection between activities at nursery and learning at home.

Handwashing formed part of July 2025 routines, including before meals and after minibeast exploration. Teaching about nutritious food was less consistent than the emphasis on movement. The issue was the explanation children received about diet, rather than a finding about the food served.

The address is Victoria Hall, 50 High Street Hatfield, Doncaster, DN7 6RY.

In July 2025, opening hours were 7.15am to 5pm on weekdays, with year-round operation excluding bank holidays and the Christmas-to-New-Year week. Government-funded childcare was offered at that time. Wraparound care served children attending Travis St Lawrence C Of E Primary School in Hatfield; this was an additional service alongside nursery care.

• Key-person communication. In July 2025, some parents were unclear about their child's key person and learning priorities. A clear connection matters if activities at home are to build on nursery learning.
• Healthy-eating explanations. The July 2025 improvement priority concerned consistent teaching about nutritious diets. Families who value this should weigh it alongside the stronger emphasis on physical activity.
• Attendance across ages. The July 2025 provision combined nursery and school wraparound care. At a visit, which attendance pattern would fit your child's age and your family's routine?

Cherubs Daycare suits families drawn to practical exploration and physical play, whether considering nursery care or school wraparound care. Its July 2025 picture has concrete appeal: minibeast investigations, climbing and community walks. Clearer key-person communication and more consistent healthy-eating teaching are the balancing considerations.