Blue Windmill
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Rugby for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2003, with 81 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Government funding could be available, depending on your family’s personal circumstances.
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
CV22 7DJWhat 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, 5 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children receive a warm welcome from staff on arrival at the setting. They separate well from their parents and they are delighted to see their friends.
Children are aware of the morning routine, and they know where to hang their coats and leave their shoes. This contributes positively to their feelings of safety and security. Children are supported well to understand and manage their emotions. They talk openly and confidently about different feelings they experience. Children behave well. They share, take turns and learn to deal with any frustrations they face during their play.
Children's good health is addressed well. They eat healthy and nutritious food and enjoy activities outdoors every day. Children become involved in growing and harvesting vegetables to use in the nursery menu. Mealtime routines are used effectively to help support children's independence. For example, children scrape away the remains of food when they have finished their meal. Children are also effectively supported to make choices about and serve their own food. For example, toddlers spread butter on their rice cakes, and pre-school children serve their own curry and rice. Staff are thoughtful, and their interactions with children reflect an understanding of their individual learning needs.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - further enhance opportunities for parents to effectively share information with staff, in order for them to feel more meaningfully involved in their children's learning.
- 5 January 2023Good
- 8 March 2022Needs improvement
- 24 August 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Blue Windmill
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- 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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