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Aqueduct After Hours

Ofsted report card May 2026Birth to 8+Long established

A day nursery in Telford for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:55, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Inspected under Ofsted's new report card in May 2026. Open since 2012, with 50 places.

Call 01952872636

Cost

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 Telford and Wrekin

£6.30an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£6.00an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Telford and Wrekin from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Birth to 8+Registered from birth. Whether there is a baby room is a question for the call.
When it's open
07:30 to 17:55, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Not published, so ask them
How many children
50 placesLarge for England
How long open
15 yearsLong established
Address
Aqueduct Community Centre, Majestic Way, Telford, TF4 3RB

Where it is

TF4 3RB
Ofsted URN EY443299On the register since 9 February 2012
Inspected 6 May 2026

What Ofsted found, area by area

Since November 2025 Ofsted gives a standard in each of seven areas rather than one overall grade. Expected standard means it is doing what it should.

Keeping children safe
Met
Including every child
Expected standard
What and how they teach
Expected standard
How children get on
Expected standard
Behaviour and routines
Expected standard
Welfare and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership
Expected standard
Ofsted

What 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.

  • 6 May 2026Report card seven areas graded separately Safeguarding: Met
  • 4 July 2022Good
  • 11 May 2016Good
  • 24 July 2012Good

Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.

Still missing for Aqueduct After Hours

  • 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.

Before you ring

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.
Compare

Day nurseries within a couple of miles

This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.

Aqueduct After Hours

Day nursery · Aqueduct Community Centre, Majestic Way, Telford, TF4 3RB

Report card May 2026Birth to 8+07:30 to 17:55, 5 days a week50 placesLong established

Chipmunks Nursery OSC Ltd

Day nursery · Windmill Primary School & Early Years Centre, Beaconsfield, Telford, TF3 1LG

GoodBirth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm★ 5.0 Google, 550 placesOpen for decades
0.6 mi
13 min walk
01952 567101Their website

Chec Mates Day Care

Day nursery · Madeley Baptist Church, High Street, Telford, TF7 5AH

OutstandingBirth to 8+08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week38 placesLong established
1.0 mi
21 min walk
01952587788

Pick two or three to compare.

Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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