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  • Phone Number
    01347 878648
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  • Group/Owner
    Puddleducks Children's Day Nursery Ltd
  • Person in Charge
    Sarah Kelly (Managing Director)
  • Number of Staff
    22
  • When Closed
    Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas
  • Type of Service
    Day Nursery – Privately Owned Open all year Full Day Care Sessional Day Care
  • Total Places for children
    65
  • Age range
    from 0 years 0 months to 5 years 0 months
  • Parking
    Puddleducks has a private car park, and is situated in a quiet business park away from the main roads.
  • Visiting
    Please call the nursery and ask for Sarah in the first instance. Sarah owns and manages the nursery and endeavours to meet and show every family around the nursery personally.
  • Directions
    Puddleducks is very easily accessed, and lies approximately half way between Malton and York, avoiding the A64 (which can prove challenging during rush hour times). Located in a quiet little business park on the approach to Sheriff Hutton, the nursery benefits from a very appealing and accessible location.
  • Opening Days
    Mon-Fri
  • Opening Hours
    0730-1800
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  • Taylor Hunter
    September 24, 2024 at 3:44 pm

    The team are so welcoming and welcoming. Our little boy has come on so much in such a short space of time. Initially, he was reluctant to be left but the team were incredibly patient and attentive and now he gets so excited when we go into childcare centre and barely notices when I leave. Updates is outstanding, the food the kids are fed is incredible. (The menus are sent in advance and often inspire our own meals at home!). Puddleducks have truly impressed myself and my husband. I cannot speak highly enough of this childcare centre and have recommended it to my sister for her little girl. Puddleducks have been incredible!

  • London Ellis
    September 29, 2024 at 3:00 am

    My daughter has been there for almost a year now. Ever since day one everyone at the childcare centre has made us sense comfortable which is exceptionally important at what can be a daunting time. My daughter loves going there. I adore the ethos of the childcare centre, when looking around it truly stood out. Every team member has been so accommodating and are consistently cheerful to help. I adore that they have a excellent range of healthy foods as well. We have regular meetings with our keyworker who will give us updates and allows us to ask any questions we may have. They update us every week with a newsletter so we are consistently informed on what is going on. I look forward to my daughter trying out all the different rooms. I wouldn’t send her anywhere else! Puddleducks Kids’s Childcare centre is outstanding.

  • Alex Morgan
    November 14, 2024 at 5:46 am

    The team that work there are so welcoming and welcoming. My daughter runs to her key worker, all smiles and ready for a enjoyable packed day. I highly suggest and would have no doubt to send our new addition when she arrives in the future. The facilities are remarkable and the menu for the kids is highly varied and there is something for everyone. A highly well run business that consistently has the kids’s best interests first. We could not be happier with our childcare provider. Well done team Puddleducks Kids’s Childcare centre! Our daughter absolutely loves Puddleducks Kids’s Childcare centre.

  • Dakota Hunter
    November 16, 2024 at 8:58 am

    During his time at Puddleducks, he has truly blossomed. Our son has a physical disability and choosing a childcare centre was a difficult decision for us, as a family. The owner and her team have been incredible though and the assistance our family have received has been incredible. Not only are all the team welcoming, passionate and enjoyable, they are like one big family and know all the kids by name. It truly is a home-from-home childcare centre and the owner has worked so hard to make sure all kids sense welcome and secure in the childcare centre setting, something that is so important to families. Our son’s key worker has been incredible at helping our son to reach his potential and has become like a member of our family, truly attentive for all aspects of our son’s day-to-day care but also supporting us, as parents. We will truly miss Puddleducks when our son starts school in September and would highly suggest Puddleducks. They are remarkable. Our son has been at Puddleducks Kids’s Childcare centre for the last year in the pre school room.

  • Taylor Owens
    November 21, 2024 at 3:19 pm

    My kid is in almost full-time and has been since she was 9 months old. When I drop her off every day it’s like leaving her with family. She has grown into the most confident, well-rounded, curious and cheerful little girl in their care. The activities are so broad and she loves taking advantage of the curiosity approach which we continue at home. They are actively involved in village life going for walks in the countryside, playing in the park or using the mobile library. I adore Puddleducks and I wouldn’t consider her going anywhere else. I cannot suggest Puddleducks enough as the best childcare centre in York.

  • Dallas Morgan
    November 27, 2024 at 2:08 am

    She absolutely loves it.
    She settled in highly quickly and she was consistently cheerful to go to her key person or another member of the team.
    The manager’s compassionate, attentive, no nonsense approach runs through the childcare centre and all the team are incredibly expert and attentive. I consistently think this comes from the top.
    We adore the whole sense of the place. A cheerful place where the kids playtime inside and outside come rain or shine depending on what they’re doing and what they chose to do. It’s a creative space, where they grow so to can their creativity and imagination.
    We have regular contact and obviously daily updates but I truly delight in the opportunity to delve deeper into the Zoom parents meetings (so convenient to do it online) and also the focus kid quarterly updates.
    We couldn’t be happier with our choice. And when we’re not we air our views and sense we are listened to and action is taken. Ideal. Our daughter has attended Puddleducks, Sherriff Hutton since March 2021 at 18 months.

  • Blake Wells
    December 12, 2024 at 8:17 pm

    Their curiosity approach to discovering makes simple activities enjoyable and rewarding and I adore the emphasis on outdoor playtime as well as regular walks, adventures and playtime in the local community. Their ethos and approach to care goes above and beyond what I could have imagined as well as supporting her through the various transitions of toddler life.
    I honestly could not suggest Puddleducks highly enough. To see your kid so utterly content and thrive in a setting such as this has been an utter joy for us to watch. The adore and care that team have for the kids has no bounds and we’re so grateful for all they have done for our kid. Throughout the two years of care our kid has received at Puddleducks, we are still amazed and in awe of the imaginative and creative experiences the teams have created for our kid everyday; this is overwhelmingly evident in our daughters development.

  • Shawn Wells
    December 24, 2024 at 1:14 pm

    All of the team are truly lovely and care so much about early years, not just in terms of looking after the babies, toddlers and preschoolers at the childcare centre, but also working to develop the kids’s skills and sense of selves. They work truly hard to make each kid sense special and make sure that everyone has a fantastic time whilst at Puddleducks – they have fantastic facilities and plan all sorts of enjoyable activities as well as providing delicious food. They also provide the kids with opportunities outside of the childcare centre including going on walks, visiting playgrounds and engaging with the local community (the preschoolers, for example, have been visiting a local care home and have also been to the library). It truly is such a special place and I am truly going to miss it now that my youngest is off to school! Puddleducks Kids’s Childcare centre is an exceptional childcare centre – they have taken outstanding care of both of my little ones over the last 6+ years.

  • Alex Taylor
    December 29, 2024 at 10:59 am

    We were highly impressed with the cleanliness in the baby room and the importance of education, linking the kid’s journey at childcare centre to home via diaries, recipes and taking into account any holidays/trips. The visit to meet and playtime at our house prior to our son starting gave him extra self‑assurance with his key worker, which has continued to build. He is consistently pleased to see her, but we also know he is cared for by the rest of the baby team. My husband is delighted that he gets a coffee and cereal bar at drop off too! Would suggest anyone considering a childcare centre in the area give Puddleducks a look. From the initial meet and greet we got an outstanding impression, all the team spoke to us, and to our son.

  • Justice Brooks
    January 8, 2025 at 1:26 pm

    Well, 2 years later he is now in the toddler room and thriving. My daughter also goes to Puddleducks too. And she is also doing incredible! I couldn’t wish for a better childcare centre or better team. They have all been so incredible to my kids and family. I would highly suggest Puddleducks to any parents looking for their kid’s first education. 5 star. My oldest kid started when he was only 9 months old, I was highly worried about my son going to childcare centre, but all the girls made him sense so welcome and reassured me he would be fine!

  • Shawn Grant
    January 22, 2025 at 3:44 pm

    The team, facilities, activities and food have all been incredible and my daughter will be sad to leave when she goes to school in September. I can’t suggest Puddleducks Childcare centre high enough and wouldn’t consider anywhere else! Puddleducks Childcare centre has been a wonderfully nurturing, cheerful place for my daughter over the years.

  • Skyler Blair
    January 25, 2025 at 10:50 am

    She has been able to journey a range of creative, exciting and enjoyable activities. She has enjoyed the trips she has been on – these have allowed her to journey new things. The team have been supportive and encouraging which has allowed her to develop her self‑assurance. She has made some excellent friends and we will all truly miss it! My daughter has loved her time at Puddleducks Kids’s Childcare centre Sheriff Hutton.

  • Drew Taylor
    February 2, 2025 at 10:11 am

    The management has outstanding updates channels with parents, giving clear updates well in advance and you can tell every detail is thought about. The menu is outstanding, and my son’s dietary requirements were carefully met without question. I have never doubted our decision to send our kids here and would suggest this childcare centre to anyone. Puddleducks Kids’s Childcare centre has consistently provided a attentive and stimulating setting for my kids since 2020.

  • Sawyer Page
    February 11, 2025 at 9:11 am

    We were nervous to send her to a setting because she’d only ever been in our care. However, we discovered quickly that there was no need for our concern. Our kid settled quickly and confidently into the baby room at Puddleducks. She has made many personal and loving relationships with members of the team, whom she bonds with on a daily basis. She now walks into the childcare centre with pride and belonging. We have noticed a big difference in her self‑assurance at home, she is communicating more, socialising with others and she is consistently keen to explore and try her best, she is not afraid to make mistakes. Puddleducks is a fantastic Childcare centre. The team work closely with us as parents, consistently keen to know her interests at home, so that our kid can develop emotionally, socially and academically whilst at the Childcare centre. Our kid started at Puddleducks in April.

  • Carter Owens
    February 26, 2025 at 3:47 pm

    The team are fantastic, approachable, and treat each kid as an individual. My son has allergies and sensitivities and the childcare centre constantly works with us to make sure all his needs are looked after. Highly suggest Puddleducks to any one of my colleagues moving to York. Puddleducks is a home away from home for my son.

  • Emerson Sutton
    March 16, 2025 at 5:51 pm

    I can safely say that it is the best childcare provider in our area. The team are highly welcoming and are more than cheerful to go the extra mile. I can’t suggest Puddleducks enough to other parents. My daughter has been going to Puddleducks for the past two years.

  • Jamie Flynn
    April 16, 2025 at 9:57 am

    As soon as we were expecting our second, we had him signed up.
    Puddleducks is a nurturing, stimulating, and secure setting where the kids and their development are the focus. My son has a fantastic relationship with his key worker and his face lights up when we say we are going to see her. She is compassionate and attentive with him. It is a pleasure to know that he is with such a remarkable person when he is at childcare centre.
    The activities are all designed to help him grow. The updates is outstanding especially with focus kid weeks where you inform the childcare centre of his interests and they design activities for him. You then receive feedback about this and how best to assistance your kid’s development.
    The management team are consistently available and provide strong leadership which you can sense helps create such a lovely atmosphere. We have had the privilege of sending both our sons to Puddleducks.

  • Robin Sharpe
    May 23, 2025 at 9:43 am

    The team are all so welcoming, have excellent activities set up for the kids and we receive great updates at the end of the day. Our daughter has come on so much since moving her.
    Our youngest has just joined a few months ago in the baby room and she has settled so well, and she loves going in.
    A fabulous childcare centre and wouldn’t hesitate to suggest it to others! We moved our eldest kid from another childcare centre nearby to Puddleducks last September and couldn’t be happier.

  • Marley Knight
    June 17, 2025 at 9:12 am

    Our youngest is now in Preschool Room and it is secure to say that throughout our years of our boys attending Puddleducks, the childcare centre has consistently been outstanding in absolutely every way.
    The team are exceptional – they go above and beyond every day and we truly sense that the adore and care they give to the kids is second to none. They care about what the kids are interested in and work hard to develop their interests and build on them. They offer so many imaginative ways for the kids to safely learn and explore on a daily basis with a huge emphasis on enjoyable and an underpinning ethos of kindness.
    The setting itself is phenomenal – consistently beautifully decorated, spotless, cosy and personalised for the kids. A true home from home. The outside areas are just magical and we’re so glad that there is a lot of playtime outside throughout the year.
    It’s a phenomenal childcare centre! Puddleducks has been a huge part of our lives since 2019 when our eldest first attended as a baby.

  • Kendall Pierce
    July 1, 2025 at 12:11 am

    The team at Puddleducks were exceptional when our daughter was settling in and completely understood how you felt as a parent having a kid starting childcare centre for the first time. We adore hearing about all the activities our daughter gets to do each day and about the skills she is discovering. The food is consistently an absolute hit with our daughter too! They also had no issues catering for her dairy-free diet which was a huge relief. If you are looking for a childcare centre for your kid then we would definitely suggest Puddleducks! Our daughter started at Puddleducks just after she turned 1 and she has come on so much over the last 6 months.

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