Canopy Shrewsbury
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open a few years
A day nursery in Shrewsbury for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 January 2025. Open since 2022, with 99 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 Shropshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Shropshire 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
SY3 8EFWhat 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.
- 1 December 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 20 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff greet children warmly as they arrive at this friendly, welcoming nursery. They build positive relationships with children and know them well. Children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure in their surroundings and with staff. For example, they snuggle into staff as they listen to a story or if they are tired, and enthusiastically invite them to join in their play. Consequently, children are happy and settle well. Leaders and staff implement a curriculum that is based on children's individual learning needs and interests. They know where each child is in their learning and plan a range of activities that help children to build on what they already know and can do. Staff make learning fun, and children thoroughly enjoy participating in the activities on offer. For example, babies explore different textures and smells, such as oats, cereals, spaghetti and cinnamon, as they make 'Gruffalo pie'. Older children take part in music sessions and excitedly wave their scarves up high and down low in time to the music.
Children's behaviour is managed well, and staff are positive role models. Even the youngest children can sit and wait for their turn. Older children learn about emotions and can express how they feel. Children play nicely with their friends and demonstrate empathy towards them. Children are polite and use manners as staff encourage them to say please and thank you throughout the day. Staff nominate children who have been especially kind to receive a leaf and place it on the kindness tree. This raises children's self-esteem and helps them to think about others.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to have the confidence to continue with daily routines and activities when senior staff are not present n help staff to organise adult-led activities more effectively, so that children are able to participate fully and get the best from their experiences.
- 20 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 16 April 2024Good
- 31 October 2023Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Canopy Shrewsbury
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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