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Cheeky Smiles Ltd

GoodBirth to 8+Long established

A day nursery in Norwich for children from birth to 8+, open 00:00 to 24:00, 7 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 2018, with 80 places.

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Cost

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 Norfolk

£5.66an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£5.50an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Norfolk from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Birth to 8+Registered from birth. Whether there is a baby room is a question for the call.
When it's open
00:00 to 24:00, 7 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Not published, so ask them
How many children
80 placesLarge for England
How long open
8 yearsLong established
Address
The Den, 30 Peterkin Road, Norwich, NR4 6LQ

Where it is

NR4 6LQ
Ofsted URN EY557418On the register since 27 April 2018
Ofsted

What 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, 29 July 2021 · read the full report

What it is like to attend

Children are happy and settled in the setting. The youngest children clap with excitement as staff sing to them. They are inquisitive and confident to explore the well-planned environment. Older children show good levels of engagement in activities. They invite staff into their games and are confident to tell them what they must do to take part. When their friends approach the activity, they are welcomed and join in too.

Children behave well. They listen to and follow staff's instructions. They understand the setting's routines and, when requested, they promptly tidy away resources.

Children have meaningful conversations with staff at lunchtime. Staff take account of these interactions and children's interests, including when they explore similarities and differences in each other's eye colour. Staff continue their discussions at circle time after lunch to involve all of the children.

What Ofsted told them to improve

To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:

- raise staff's confidence and understanding of how to fully extend and inspire children's learning during activities n provide consistent opportunities for those children who speak English as an additional language to hear and develop words in their home language.

  • 29 July 2021Good
  • 14 January 2020Inadequate

Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.

Still missing for Cheeky Smiles 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.

Before you ring

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.
Compare

Day nurseries within a couple of miles

This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.

Cheeky Smiles Ltd

Day nursery · The Den, 30 Peterkin Road, Norwich, NR4 6LQ

GoodBirth to 8+00:00 to 24:00, 7 days a week80 placesLong established

Dandelion Education Ltd

Day nursery · Eaton Vale, Church Lane, Norwich, NR4 6NN

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Babies from 9 months08:00 to 16:30, 5 days a week★ 4.8 Google, 935 placesLong established
1.0 mi
20 min walk
07796498441Their website

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Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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