Cherubs Day Nursery
Good★ 3.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Nottingham 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Good by Ofsted in October 2022. Open since 1993, with 82 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 Nottingham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Nottingham 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
NG6 9FTWhat 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, 27 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy at the nursery, eager and confident to explore their environment. Children of all ages form strong bonds with staff. They happily engage staff in their play and seek out cuddles for comfort when needed. They show friendly behaviour towards their friends, staff and visitors. For example, toddlers offer visitors a plate of play-food saying, 'this is for you', as they discuss the food they have chosen for them. Babies learn to take risks as they practise walking on play equipment, while staff remind toddlers how to use the indoor slide safely.
Children engage well in activities of their choosing, showing a positive attitude towards their learning. Pre-school children enjoy making their own play dough.
They discuss with staff how they can use food colouring to change the colour. They squeeze the colouring out of the tube saying, 'I made purple'. Babies look through magnifying glasses as they explore the garden. Staff develop the babies' speech by encouraging them to repeat words as they play. For example, staff say, 'dig, dig', as babies use spades in the sand. Staff extend pre-school children's learning, as they discuss the different names of seeds, such as coriander and poppy. Pre-school children develop their small-muscle skills as they practise using a spray bottle to water seeds as they plant them in pots.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to recognise when they need to differentiate planned group activities to meet the individual development needs of children, especially the less confident and quieter children n enhance sharing of information with parents, with particular regard to children's development and what is happening in nursery.
- 27 October 2022Good
- 19 January 2017Good
- 20 January 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cherubs Day Nursery
- 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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