Buttercross Pre School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Nottingham for from 2 years up to school age, open 8am to 6pm. £48.75 a day for two-Year-Olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 2005, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two-Year-Olds2y to 3y | £48.75 | £7.50Lunch, 1 hrs £18.75Afternoon, 2.5 hrs £22.50Morning, 3 hrs | |
| Three-and Four-Year-Olds3y to 4y | £46.80 | £7.20Lunch, 1 hrs £18.00Afternoon, 2.5 hrs £21.60Morning, 3 hrs |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 hours for 2-year-olds, 15 and 30 hours for 3- and 4-year-olds.
Worth knowing. Funded education can be split across two providers and can include lunch clubs at Buttercross pre-school.
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
NG13 8FEWhat 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.
- 24 March 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 27 September 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy when they arrive at the pre-school. They are confident to separate from their parents and are greeted by warm and friendly staff. Children follow the daily routine when they arrive. They wash their hands before they sit with their friends for a group time. This shows that children feel safe and secure.
Children work as part of a team. For instance, when staff ask them to find different-coloured toy animals, children take it in turns to find the correct colour, often passing one to their friends. Children are curious to explore the environment.
When they pick herbs from the garden, staff encourage them to compare the leaves on the herbs with different shapes. Children show an understanding of shapes and tell staff that the leaves look like a 'triangle'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff's skills to help them to expand on children's vocabulary n help staff to provide older children with appropriate challenge and opportunities to take risks while being physically active.
- 27 September 2021Good
- 28 April 2016Good
- 20 September 2011Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
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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.
- Is £48.75 a day still the rate? 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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