Abberley House Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Worcester for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2023, with 50 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
From September 2025, the government expanded the Early Years Funding scheme to up to 30 hours per week for all age ranges (9+ months, 2-year-olds and 3-4 year-olds) for eligible 'Working Families'. For parents and carers not eligible for the 'Working Family' entitlement, 15 hours of funding for 2-year-olds receiving support maybe available. All 3-4 year-old's are eligible for the 15 hours 'Univers.
Worth knowing. Government funding is intended to cover the cost to deliver 15 or 30 hours a week of free, high-quality, flexible childcare. It is not intended to cover the cost of meals, consumables, meals, additional services or additional hours - you are able to opt-in to these additional enhancements.
What childcare usually costs in Worcestershire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Worcestershire 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
WR3 7SWWhat 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.
- 22 March 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 25 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The provider has made significant improvements since the last inspection. These changes have made a positive difference to the quality of the provision and the care and education children receive. Staff implement a challenging curriculum that builds on what children already know and can do. They have a clear understanding of what it is that they want children to learn. They differentiate activities to ensure that all children's individual learning needs are met, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. As a result, children thrive in the experiences they have, are motivated and demonstrate a positive attitude to their learning.
Staff promote a safe and secure environment for all children. Children are happy and settled and seek comfort and reassurance when they are feeling unsure. This supports children's emotional resilience. Staff build positive relationships with their key children that enable them to feel safe. Staff are mindful of children's safety during their time outside; they ensure children stay hydrated in the warm weather and stay out of the sun as much as possible. Children absorb themselves in creative activities with excitement as they discover ice in the tray and explore this with curiosity. Staff use a variety of words to describe how this feels in their hands, such as 'cold' and 'hard'. This helps develop children's expanding vocabulary.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop routines for the younger children so they are not waiting for extended periods of time n strengthen strategies to help less-confident children to become confident during activities to enable them to contribute their voice and ideas.
- 25 June 2024Good
- 9 February 2024Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Abberley House Nursery
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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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