Circle of Friends Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Coventry for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2005, with 41 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 Coventry
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Coventry 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
CV6 6AZWhat 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, 15 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and excited to enter the nursery. They are able to explore and access a bright and inviting space, where they can select what they would like to do. Staff provide interesting activities to spark the children's enjoyment in learning. Older children access a discovery area that is filled with natural resources to support their knowledge and understanding of the world around them. While exploring in the discovery area, children find wiggly worms. They use a measuring tape to compare the sizes of the worms. Children excitedly shout, 'Mine is 20', as they measure the worms.
Children's literacy skills are supported well. Children select books and enjoy sharing these with each other. During outdoor play, staff tell children familiar stories and support them in using their imagination to act out what they hear. During the story, children show great excitement when faced with the 'swishy grass' and 'thick squelchy mud' while going on a bear hunt. Staff support the children to recall sections of the story, to help them develop their awareness of how stories are structured.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to recognise how to meet the needs of all children consistently, to maintain their engagement in activities n give children more time to respond to questions, to further support their communication and language skills.
- 15 March 2023Good
- 2 August 2017Good
- 7 March 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Circle of Friends 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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