Bestwood Park Nursery and Out of School Club
Good★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Nottingham for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 to 17:45, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2023. Open since 2015, with 110 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 Nottingham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Nottingham 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
NG5 5NEWhat 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, 19 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the nursery full of excitement. They benefit from close attachments with kind staff. Staff provide cuddles when children feel tired or are in need of reassurance. They work well together to create a welcoming and homely environment. For example, babies and young children are provided with quiet areas for sleeping. They are comforted when going to sleep and wake up naturally from their naps.
Children confidently explore different areas of the nursery and access a variety of learning opportunities. Staff tailor their interactions with the children to meet their individual needs. Older children confidently lead their own play. They invite their friends to join them as they mix soil and water in the mud kitchen. Staff talk to them about what they are mixing and encourage them to talk to their friends about what they are doing.
Children develop a good range of independence skills at nursery. For example, staff encourage babies to use spoons to feed themselves. Toddlers are supported to wash their own hands and pour their own drinks, and older children to prepare their own fruit at snack time. Staff promote independence in self-care and encourage children to lead their own play and learning. This helps children persevere as they work hard to achieve things and it gives them a sense of pride in what they can do for themselves.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to plan activities for babies which take account of the individual skills each baby needs to learn next - strengthen the curriculum for mathematics to further support children to count and use number during their play.
- 19 April 2023Good
- 20 April 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bestwood Park Nursery and Out of School Club
- 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.
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