Cleverclogs Cringleford
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Norwich for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2024. Open since 2012, with 54 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 Norfolk
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Norfolk 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
NR4 6XFWhat 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, 2 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enter the nursery happily and are greeted at the door by the extremely friendly and nurturing leaders and staff team. Softly played music provides a cosy and relaxed home-from-home atmosphere. Staff offer tailored settling-in processes, including stay-and-play sessions, which help children and parents become familiar with the environment and their key person. During these sessions, staff gather indepth information from parents, to ensure they implement individual, daily care routines that are familiar to them. This promotes the emotional well-being of babies and children, as they swiftly build strong and trusting attachments to staff, who know them so well.
Children enjoy participating in fun, daily safety checks of the garden. Staff's interactions and engagement, supports children's awareness of potential risks in their environments effectively, so they learn how to keep themselves safe. Children play well together and generally follow staff's instructions. Staff invite parents and
'people who help us in the community', such as the local police and dentists, to visit and share their unique experiences with the children. These real-life experiences help children feel a sense of belonging and make connections between themselves and the outside world. It also teaches them how to stay safe and be healthy. Children thrive outdoors and learn about life cycles when growing produce in the nursery allotment.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to build on the already good teaching so that children benefit from challenge that extends their learning further n help staff to implement strategies that consistently help all children develop a clear understanding of the behaviours expected of them.
- 2 October 2024Good
- 7 December 2018Good
- 23 March 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cleverclogs Cringleford
- 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.
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