Abacus Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Nuneaton for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 1998, with 49 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Warwickshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Warwickshire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
CV10 0EQWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 3 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and staff have made significant improvements since the last inspection.
Children are happy and settled in this nursery. Babies snuggle into staff and seek to sit close to them. Staff offer plenty of cuddles and warm interactions. This helps children to feel safe and secure in their care. Children show high levels of engagement in their chosen areas to play. They begin to solve problems and to do things for themselves. For example, children confidently select the resources they need to cut star shapes from play dough. Staff help them to follow the process to roll out their dough before using the cutters
Children's behaviour is now good. Staff use improved strategies to help children learn the behaviours expected of them. Children are kind to each other. They learn to share, take turns and play well together. For example, children give their friends bells to wear on their wrists. They smile as they hold up their arms and shake them to hear the sounds they make. Children readily use good manners, saying please and thank you during mealtimes.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- make more effective use of the information gained from parents at the start about what their children know and can do, to focus the plans for their learning from the outset - strengthen and further embed the improvements to staff practice, to raise the quality of the provision for children to the highest possible level.
- 3 May 2023Good
- 25 November 2022Inadequate
- 19 April 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Abacus Day Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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