Blue Bell Woods Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Coventry 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 June 2023. Open since 2014, with 37 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 Warwickshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Warwickshire 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
CV3 2BQWhat 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 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children happily enter the nursery with their key persons, who warmly greet them on arrival. This shows children feel safe and secure. Staff provide a range of activities to stimulate children's curiosity and promote development. Babies enjoy sensory play experiences. They delight in playing with play foam and bubbly water as staff sing songs about bubbles popping. Staff encourage toddlers' free expression as they explore paint. Toddlers create their own unique pictures by using handprints, brushes and toy dinosaurs to make footprints. Pre-school children experiment with ice and colour mixing, excitedly announcing the new shades they make.
Children behave well and are motivated to learn. The rules of the nursery encourage them to listen, share, take turns and be kind. Children learn from and support each other. Babies delight in watching their siblings and older children play. They smile and join in with songs and actions. All children, even the very youngest babies, stop when they hear the tidy up bell ring. They smile and wave their arms and join in with the tidy up song before helping to put their toys away.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the organisation of adult-led group activities to enable all children to fully participate, concentrate and maximise their learning.
- 8 June 2023Good
- 28 November 2017Good
- 23 September 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Blue Bell Woods 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.
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