All Aboard Nursery Ltd
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Retford for babies from a few weeks old up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £74.20 a day for 0 - 3 Years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2022. Open since 2017, with 56 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year, minimum 2 days a week, price list dated 2026.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 - 3 Yearsbirth to 3y | £74.208am - 6pm | £42.40Morning (8am - 1pm) or Afternoon (1pm - 6pm), 5 hrs | £11.95Additional hours | £323.00Full week (8am - 6pm) | |
| 3 - 5 Years3y to 5y | £69.758am - 6pm | £39.75Afternoon (1pm - 6pm) or Morning (8am - 1pm), 5 hrs | £11.95Additional hours | £309.00Full week (8am - 6pm) |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £25.00 Administration Feenot refundable
Funded hours
The 15-30 hours Government funded Free Entitlement for 9 months, 2-, 3- & 4-year-olds.
Worth knowing. Can be taken over a minimum of 2 days per week over 38 weeks of the year. The session times of 8-1 , 1-6 or 8-6 can be used along with the following sessions: 9am-12 noon and 1pm-4pm. This is the option to go home before dinner or tea at a reduction of funded hours. Criteria applies.
What childcare usually costs in Nottinghamshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Nottinghamshire 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
DN22 7RPWhat 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, 8 February 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy to work alongside staff to complete tasks. For instance, they are keen to tidy away toys and resources before they get others out. Children behave well and receive gentle reminders from staff to use good manners. When older children want to pass others, they say 'excuse me.' During group times, children are supported to understand that they need to take turns in conversations with others.
Staff know the children well and plan activities that help them to progress in their development. Children show a positive attitude to learning. They listen and follow instructions. For example, when staff read two-year-old children a story, they eagerly join in with repeated phrases. Children point out familiar pictures in a book about transport vehicles and boats. They learn new words such as 'barge'. This helps to extend children's developing vocabulary.
One-year-old children are excited to explore and investigate their surroundings safely. They show great determination and concentration, for example when they complete puzzles. Children think of ways to turn puzzle pieces around to make them fit, with minimal support from staff. Staff encourage three- and four-year-old children to remember what they have learned previously. Children recall that a tiger is the animal that links to Chinese New Year. They remember that staff have previously told them that a tiger can run at 30 miles per hour.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff's knowledge of how to enhance opportunities for younger children to extend their large-muscle skills.
- 8 February 2022Good
- 4 October 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for All Aboard Nursery Ltd
- 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
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.
- Is £74.20 a day still the rate? 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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