Cinder Ash
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Long Sutton for babies from a few weeks old up to school age, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. £5.35 an hour for under 2's, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 2000, with 31 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
51 weeks a year.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2'sbirth to 2y | £5.35Under 2's | |
| 2 - 3 Year Old2y to 3y | £5.002 - 3 Year Old | |
| 3 Years and above3y to 5y | £4.753 Years and above |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £0.50 a day Breakfast
- £5.00 to £10.00 a term Meals/snacksfor those accessing 2.5 sessions or less a term
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Two year old funding for those eligible, fifteen hour early years entitlement funding to all 3 and 4 year olds, and thirty hour funding to those three and four year olds eligible for this.
Worth knowing. Additional hours and snack will be charged as additional extras.
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
PE12 9DJWhat 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, 3 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff have created a nursery that is unique in that children of all ages, from babies to pre-school, all play together harmoniously. This creates a family-like atmosphere where children feel safe and learn from staff and one another. Staff add to the harmony with their attentive and caring nature towards the children. This contributes to children feeling emotionally secure. The nursery is very inclusive and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make good progress in the staff's nurturing care. Children persevere at activities. In the garden, staff ask children to dig for potatoes that they planted previously. Children are in awe of the amount of potatoes they unearth and, with gentle reminders from staff, they share the tools for digging.
Staff plan activities that capture children's interest and engage them in gainful learning. For example, staff recognise children's interest in popular television characters and provide them with resources relating to these. Children use their imagination to make up stories about the familiar characters. Children show an early love of books. They often look at books independently or bring books to visitors to read to them. Staff nurture this love of stories and create a 'bear hunt'
outdoors and children eagerly suggest where the bear can hide. This helps children to remember favourite books.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - give children opportunities to demonstrate they understand new words and information that is introduced to them.
- 3 July 2023Good
- 16 November 2017Good
- 24 September 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
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What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £5.35 an hour still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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