Castle Nursery Pre School & OOSC
OutstandingBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Kenilworth for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2022, with 85 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 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
CV8 2PEWhat 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 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff at this pre-school embrace a genuinely child-centred approach in all aspects of their provision. Children enthusiastically arrive with a strong desire to learn.
They greet their friends and immediately engage in a variety of high-quality activities. For example, during group time, children share their toys from home that all start with the same sound. Children demonstrate incredible pride when they successfully solve small problems and take responsibility for their learning. Due to the staff's authentic and meaningful conversations with the children, they enthusiastically elaborate on their ideas and often come up with incredible new ones. They are exceptional communicators who use a rich vocabulary and language structures accurately. Children eagerly discover new flavours and textures during their play in the garden, and quickly learn and remember new vocabulary. For example, during an outdoor baking activity, children are curious to learn about various ingredients that they need to use to bake naturally scented cakes.
In response to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, managers conducted a thorough assessment of the educational gaps identified in children's learning and development. As a result, managers implemented highly successful strategies to rapidly boost children's progress. For example, children who speak
- 5 June 2024Outstanding
Still missing for Castle Nursery Pre School & OOSC
- 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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