Childrensworld Tunstall Hall
GoodBirth to 8+Open a few years
A day nursery in Market Drayton 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 April 2025. Open since 2022, with 60 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 Shropshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Shropshire 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
TF9 4AAWhat 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, 8 April 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders have given lots of thought to how their curriculum will help children to build on their knowledge and skills over time. For example, they help children to build up their concentration span. Children under two years engage well for the short whole group circle time. When children are ready, staff increase the circle times for the two-year-old children and then the older children. Children develop their listening and attention skills well.
Leaders and staff design the learning environment to reflect the developmentally appropriate curriculum aims for each age group. Outdoors, children under two years have the space to move around and explore while supervised by staff. Staff intentionally use the grass areas for toddlers, so they have a soft landing if they fall. Older children have plenty of opportunities to play and make new discoveries outdoors. The resources capture children's interests and imaginations, such as in the role-play mud kitchen.
Staff offer children kind and caring interactions, and children enjoy their company.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend the arrangements for monitoring staff's practice to help achieve the highest quality of teaching and learning across the setting consistently.
- 8 April 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 1 November 2024Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Childrensworld Tunstall Hall
- 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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