Dad's The Word
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Bridgnorth for babies from 9 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £8.50 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 2016, with 48 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Any additional hours required will be £8.50 per hour.
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
24U, 15 hours government funding for 2 year olds, 9 month olds, and 15 & 30 hours government funding for 3 & 4 year olds.
Worth knowing. From September 2026, we will stretch the government funded hours over 48 weeks which equates to 23.75 funded hours a week. Any additional hours required will be £8.50 per hour. We ask for a voluntary consumables charge of £1 per funded hour.
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
WV16 5NQWhat 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, 5 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Each child has their own key person who they build safe and secure relationships with. For instance, during nappy changing times, key persons talk positively, sing and laugh with children. They recognise and respond when children need a drink, and help them to wipe their nose. The manager shares stories and information with families during times of bereavement to further support their emotional well-being.
Staff provide children with appropriate explanations to support their understanding.
For example, children learn why eating marshmallows may pose a risk to their health. When in the woodland area, they learn to measure the sticks against their arm to identify if it is a suitable size to play with. Toddlers understand that when staff wave their hands in the air, they need to stop what they are doing and listen.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the arrangements for information-sharing among staff, so that staff who work in the toddler room have the same precise knowledge of all children who they care for - review the organisation of mealtimes to ensure that toddlers and babies have more face-to-face opportunities to develop their communication skills.
- 5 July 2024Good
- 26 September 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Dad's The Word
- 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
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 £8.50 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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