Ashfield Plaza Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Nottingham for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 August 2024. Open since 2023, with 44 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 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
NG17 8HPWhat 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, 16 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff create an environment which supports children's interest in the world around them. Toddlers use real food items that staff have placed throughout the home corner. They spread butter on bread, make drinks in teacups, and mix ice cream with herbs. Pre-school children draw colourful maps of where they live. Staff extend this, suggesting children re-create their maps to push their toy cars on.
Children gather resources, sharing out scissors, masking tape and pens. Staff encourage children to decide if the road needs to go left or right, and to determine how long the road should be. Staff use vocabulary, such as diagonal and triangle, as they point out the shapes the new road is making on the floor. This helps children develop early mathematical skills. Children busy themselves placing toy houses next to their road to make a town. They have a positive attitude to learning.
Staff are positive role models and have high expectations of children's behaviour.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on how staff plan the outdoor provision to ensure that it consistently meets the individual needs of all children.
- 16 August 2024Good
Still missing for Ashfield Plaza Day Nursery
- 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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