Digby Village Pre School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Lincoln for children from birth to 5, open 08:50 to 14:50, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 2006, with 20 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 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
LN4 3LZWhat 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, 17 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and excited as they enter the pre-school and are greeted warmly by staff. They confidently hang their coats on the pegs and register themselves. Children are motivated to learn and immediately engage with the activities on offer. They explore and investigate as they eagerly gather together to carry out a science experiment, developing their curiosity. Staff provide children with opportunities to develop their physical skills as they independently pour vinegar, spoon baking soda and squeeze tubes of food colouring for the experiment. They all shriek with delight as they watch the liquid bubble over and enjoy measuring how high it goes. Staff skilfully enhance this experience, modelling new vocabulary as they describe the mixture as 'rising'. Children join in discussions and describe the reaction they see as a volcano.
Children behave extremely well. Staff are positive role models and provide guidance and support for children when they need it. Children are learning to use a timer to share resources. Staff remind children the timer has gone off, and children quickly look for their friend and say, 'It's your turn now.' Children have built positive relationships with all staff and their peers, and often give each other spontaneous cuddles. Staff take children out into the community to spread their acts of kindness. Children draw pictures and bake cakes and deliver them to local residents in the area.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide children with enough time to respond to questions and share their knowledge to support their communication and language skills n improve ways that information is shared with all parents about how they can support and extend children's learning at home.
- 17 September 2024Good
- 2 October 2018Good
- 10 December 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Digby Village Pre School
- 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.