Castle Keep Pre-School Ltd
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Coventry for children from birth to 5, open 08:30 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2022. Open since 2010, 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 Coventry
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Coventry 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
CV5 9NGWhat 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, 22 June 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and warmly welcomed into the setting by staff. Children are motivated and ready to learn when they come in to choose where they want to play. They have formed friendships and play games together in the garden. For example, when children play with the balls and kick the ball into the goal, they celebrate their victory together. Children learn about the countries where their friends used to live and the different festivals they celebrate. This helps children to learn about diversity and being part of a wider community.
Children enjoy singing songs and reading stories together. They become excited when they get to choose which song is next. Children explore a range of resources to create their own art 'masterpieces' and communicate well to explain what they have done. For example, when asked what they have drawn, they happily share they have drawn 'their mummy'. Children learn they are valued as staff provide plenty of praise for their achievements. Staff support children to talk about their feelings. They help children to recognise and name the emotion they are feeling and how to overcome this. This supports children's understanding of emotions and builds on their resilience when faced with difficulties.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review and strengthen routines to ensure children are fully supported to understand the behaviour expectations n enhance teaching techniques to ensure staff fully challenge all children to extend their knowledge and understanding even further.
- 22 June 2022Good
- 18 December 2014Outstanding
- 28 January 2011Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Castle Keep Pre-School Ltd
- 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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