Eslaforde Private Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Sleaford for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2022. Open since 2009, with 33 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
NG34 7PUWhat 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, 27 May 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the nursery with parents, their key person greets each child at the door. This ensures children enter the nursery happily. Pre-school children remove their own coats and bags, identify their name on their coat peg and hang up their belongings. Younger children are accompanied upstairs, while toddlers and pre-school children independently enter their separate learning areas. Children enjoy sharing what has happened before nursery with staff, who extend the conversation using questions. Children make choices from activities tailored to their interests. Younger children laugh as they scoop ingredients into bowls to make play dough. Older children serve themselves at lunchtime, using spoons to scoop and knives and forks to cut. This encourages children's independence and physical development.
Children enjoy group time across the nursery. To support children's communication and literacy, group times involve staff reading children stories. Babies enthusiastically crawl over to staff as they sit down with a book, while older children help to select a book for a staff member to read. Toddlers sing familiar songs, pick associated props out of a basket to support their singing and understanding. Older children make up their own stories, and share these with the group.
Children confidently chat to visitors about displayed pictures and share what they like to play with at nursery. Children are kind and learn to be respectful to each other and staff. Older children start to resolve their own conflicts. Staff support all children to understand one another's feelings. For example, in the baby room, staff label children's emotions and encourage early turn taking. Children understand the daily routine, even the youngest children help to get items ready for nappy changing.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop a more targeted plan for professional development to further increase staff's knowledge, confidence and skills n extend the managers' and staff's knowledge and understanding of what they want children to learn from the resources they set out and the activities they plan and provide.
- 27 May 2022Good
- 5 January 2017Good
- 11 December 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Eslaforde Private 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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