Bramcote Pre School Playgroup
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Bramcote for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 1965, with 50 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
NG9 3HDWhat 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, 2 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enter with confidence at the safe and stimulating pre-school. They quickly find their friends and engage in activities that interest them. Children skilfully use tools, such as hammers, to tap pins into shapes on cork boards. They practise their mathematical skills as they identify the shapes and create patterns and pictures, exclaiming, 'I've made a circle!' Staff support children to learn about new shapes, such as a trapezium. Children explore mathematical concepts further as they connect interlocking bricks together, carefully counting as they assemble the line.
Children are supported to develop their large-muscle skills and coordination as they use the climbing frame. They carefully climb to the top, then laugh as they travel down the slide. They further develop these skills as they practise yoga poses together, carefully balancing on one foot and stretching out their arms. Children develop their small-motor skills as they make marks on paper, proudly naming their creations. They start to develop early literacy skills as they take it in turns to write the first letter of their name on a whiteboard. They carefully form the letters and are warmly praised for their achievements.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to manage children's behaviour so that quieter and less confident children have more interaction, enabling them to engage fully in their learning n strengthen the monitoring of staff and put in place a targeted support package to narrow gaps in staff knowledge and practice.
- 2 February 2023Good
- 6 June 2017Good
- 20 May 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bramcote Pre School Playgroup
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.