Ofsted report card

Cawthorne Children's Centre

Barnsley, South Yorkshire · S75 4HB

Inspected by Ofsted on 26 February 2026 under the report card framework.

Registration

Ofsted URN
302828
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Registered since
11 November 1992
Local authority
Barnsley

On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.

Where it is

Barnsley, South Yorkshire · S75 4HB. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.

  1. 21 October 2022 inspection Outstanding
  2. 7 March 2017 inspection Outstanding
  3. 24 May 2013 inspection Good
  4. 10 August 2009 inspection Requires Improvement
  5. 17 April 2007 inspection Good
  6. 6 July 2004 inspection Good

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Cawthorne Children's Centre in Barnsley, South Yorkshire was last inspected on 26 February 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

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Cawthorne Children's Centre has been registered with Ofsted since 11 November 1992. Its unique reference number (URN) is 302828.

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