Balderton Village Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Newark 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 June 2023. Open since 1999, with 42 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
NG24 3BWWhat 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.
- 23 October 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 6 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enthusiastically enter the nursery. The staff warmly greet children, helping them to separate from their parents. Pre-school children confidently make their way to their playroom and independently put their belongings away. Children are happy to see their friends and ask, 'Do you want to play?' Staff set out a range of toys and activities to support children's learning. For example, younger children show good hand-eye coordination as they tip and pour water in and out of containers. Children are encouraged to practise their number skills by counting bricks as staff support them to build a tower. Children respond excitedly as staff praise their efforts. This helps children to understand what is expected of them and encourages them to have a positive attitude to learning.
Staff support children to develop good physical skills. For example, babies are encouraged to pull themselves up to standing in preparation for their first steps.
Younger children use a variety of tools to help to develop their small-muscle skills as they squeeze and shape play dough. Pre-school children are supported by staff to manage risks as they climb safely on the climbing frame. They show perseverance as they steer wheeled toys around the garden.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff's interactions with children to ensure that the language they use is developmentally appropriate to support children's understanding n provide further child-initiated activities to enable children to develop their own ideas and build on their interests.
- 6 June 2023Good
- 10 August 2017Good
- 13 January 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Balderton Village 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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