Daisies Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Kendal for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2005, with 49 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 Westmorland and Furness
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Westmorland and Furness 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
LA9 6DRWhat 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.
- 6 January 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 14 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and engaged in their play. They are busy and choose from a good range of activities, which support all areas of their learning. Children benefit from daily opportunities to play and learn outside. Babies are wrapped up warm and watch in wonder as the snow falls around them. Staff talk to children about the snowflakes, and they investigate what happens when they touch the snow.
Children show that they feel safe as they happily follow the routines of the day.
They generally behave well and care about their friends. For example, young children help their friends to wipe chalk off their faces. Children understand the expectations that staff have of them. For instance, they listen and respond as staff remind them to use 'inside voices'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the supervision and monitoring of staff to help identify any inconsistencies in teaching and to target the professional development of individual staff more precisely.
- 14 March 2023Good
- 22 August 2017Good
- 10 March 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Daisies 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.