Children 1st @ The Marina
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Lincoln 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 February 2022. Open since 2014, with 120 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 Lincolnshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lincolnshire 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
LN1 1RDWhat 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, 9 February 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and enjoy learning in the welcoming environment created by staff. Children develop secure relationships with staff. They settle quickly and are happy to seek reassurance and help from staff when needed. This has a positive impact on children's well-being and ensures they feel safe.
Children show a love of stories. They have excellent attention skills when listening to familiar books such as 'Super Potato'. After listening to the story, children use their imagination and a variety of tools and materials to create their own super vegetables. The children learn new words such as 'courgette'. Children work as a group and give each other encouragement while moving large blocks, creating a
'super village' for their vegetables. Children show pride in their creations, smiling as they show staff and visitors their 'super green bean'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - differentiate planned activities and interactions further to ensure they offer suitable challenge and meet the developmental needs of all children n provide children with further support to explain and manage their feelings so they can concentrate on their chosen play.
- 9 February 2022Good
- 15 July 2016Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Children 1st @ The Marina
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.