Beacon Lane Day Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Grantham for children from birth to 8+, open 07:45 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 December 2022. Open since 2014, with 77 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
NG31 9DFWhat 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, 6 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children show they feel safe and secure. They confidently separate from their parents and carers when they arrive at nursery. Babies go to staff for cuddles and reassurance when they are unsure of visitors. Children show a love of books.
Babies sit on the knees of staff and turn pages of a book while feeling the different textures. Toddlers take a book to staff and listen to a story. Pre-school children become completely immersed in a story when staff read it in an engaging and animated way.
Children have access to a wide range of interesting resources and activities that staff plan based on children's individual needs and interests. They show high levels of curiosity and spend a long time at the activities they choose to engage in. Babies demonstrate a strong exploratory impulse as they engage in sensory play. For instance, they investigate water and watch in awe as they create bubbles by splashing the water with their hands. Toddlers and pre-school children share and explore tools, such as pipettes, to develop their fine motor skills. They experiment with coloured liquids and shaving foam. Children have opportunities to talk about the colours they see. Staff extend their learning further by encouraging them to have a go at mixing colours.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support newer and less-experienced staff to develop their interactions, to help all children have quality adult interactions consistently.
- 6 December 2022Good
- 10 January 2017Good
- 16 September 2016Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Beacon Lane 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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