Awsworth Schoolhouse Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Nottingham for babies from a few weeks old up to school age, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 2007, with 64 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
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
NG16 2QQWhat 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 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Babies are happy, calm and relaxed, while older children are active and curious in the nursery. Children engage in their learning as they independently access and explore resources. They build secure attachments with staff. At sleep times, staff who work with younger children help them to settle on sleep mats. Children quickly fall asleep as staff soothe them. Children of all ages are confident and friendly.
They engage visitors in conversation and ask, 'can I help you?' as they point to the visitor's computer.
Children show confidence as they play. Babies use their fine small-muscle skills to manipulate play dough. Older children use their imagination as they pretend to make cakes and place them in the role-play oven. Toddlers explore and investigate different instruments and sing songs and rhymes. Children show their creativity when they use items, such as feathers and cotton balls, to paint and create pictures.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff interactions with children, so they consistently focus on supporting children's individual learning needs n strengthen the modelling of words, so that young children hear the grammatically correct pronunciation of words, and all children are helped to develop their speaking skills further.
- 8 February 2023Good
- 5 May 2017Good
- 15 May 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Awsworth Schoolhouse Day Nursery
- What it costs
- 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.
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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