Adventure Farm Day Nursery Ltd
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Burton-On-Trent for babies from a few weeks old up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2022. Open since 2021, with 96 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
30 hours free childcare scheme, Tax free childcare, 9 months, 2, 3 and 4 year old government funding.
Worth knowing. We are a stretched setting, which means funding is spread across the whole year (52 weeks). We do not offer term-time only or school-hours-only places. The nursery is open all year round, closing only on public bank holidays. Yes, we charge an enrichment fee, which helps cover the cost of additional experiences and activities.
What childcare usually costs in Staffordshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Staffordshire 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
DE13 9SJWhat 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, 27 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enter the premises with big smiles on their faces and cannot wait to greet the staff. They have strong bonds with their key persons and are excited for the day ahead. Children become incredibly confident, kind and encouraging. When children are feeling a little unsure, their peers cheer them on saying, 'You can do this!' They become exceptionally kind natured and supportive, flourishing in their friendships.
Children thrive in their communication and language. They learn new vocabulary while visiting their farm to see a variety of animals, including alpacas, cows and chickens. Children sing songs throughout the day, repeating actions and singing along. Babies begin using single words while looking at touch-and-feel books. Older children show an enthusiasm and love for reading. They decide to read stories out in the garden to their giant African pet snail named 'Pat', excitedly telling him about the book.
Children become physically skilful and independent. They have access to large gardens, in all weathers, where they learn to put on their own coats and wellington boots. Older children move strategically across obstacle courses they have made from crates, pallets and tyres. They discuss how to manoeuvre safely from obstacle to obstacle. Children gain a sense of responsibility as they learn to self-serve their own meals, use cutlery and scrape their own plates to wash.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance staff's teaching to follow children's emerging interests and choices, to promote further children's engagement in their learning.
- 27 October 2022Good
- 25 January 2022Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Adventure Farm Day Nursery Ltd
- What it costs
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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.
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