Angels Childcare
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Lincoln 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 June 2023. Open since 2011, with 64 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 Lincolnshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lincolnshire 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
LN6 3TAWhat 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.
- 4 April 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 22 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Management and staff have successfully driven improvements, making this setting an educational, caring and safe place for children to be. Children grow in confidence and independence. They are safely introduced to risky and physical play from an early age. Babies negotiate their bodies as they climb up to peer out of the window, smiling as they see their friends play outside. They explore what happens when they clap their hands in flour, developing their dexterity as they do so. Older children and staff adventure into the adjoining gym, showing great enthusiasm and excitement as they run, jump and skip in the large spaces made available. There is a warmth and busyness in the setting. All children are well supported by staff to learn and develop.
Thoughtful resource planning by staff, and attentive teaching, means that children can progress in their learning and development through building on what they already know and can do. Activities increase in challenge and staff are ambitious when considering the curriculum. Children make links between their knowledge because the activities cover a range of learning and development topics. Babies and toddlers make connections between words and objects when staff tell stories using props. Toddlers develop their love and familiarity of reading further as staff revisit the same story throughout the day. Staff in the pre-school room provide relevant books at each activity station so that older children begin to understand the important role that literacy has in learning. Overall, children's learning experiences are fun and purposeful.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - make sure that staff understand and follow procedures in how to successfully manage routine activities and transition times, so that children's emotional wellbeing is maintained throughout n continue to focus performance management on how staff support children's language growth.
- 22 June 2023Good
- 17 January 2023Inadequate
- 25 April 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Angels Childcare
- 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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