Ever After Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Mortimer for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2023. Open since 2011, with 60 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
24U for 2 year olds and 30 hours free funding for 3 year olds; also 15 & 30 hours free funding for 3 year olds.
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
DY14 8AFWhat 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 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are warmly welcomed by staff as they arrive at nursery. This helps them settle quickly because they are reassured by caring and interested adults. Staff organise the space effectively and offer well-planned and accessible areas, both indoors and outdoors. They embed a routine which gives children extensive time to play and explore the wide range of activities and rich environment. This means that children are engrossed in their learning. Staff use effective strategies to support all children to make choices about their day. For example, a large visual timetable,
'The Treasure Map', is used as a reminder of the routine and what is happening next. There are plenty of cosy spaces and areas for children to calmly look at a book, snuggle up with staff or quietly play with a favourite resource. This helps children to self-regulate.
Staff make excellent use of the large garden to fully benefit children's learning and progress. As a result, children relish being outdoors in the fresh air. They thoroughly enjoy the expansive range of exciting and motivating activities which cover all areas of learning. With meaningful interactions from staff, children are encouraged to be imaginative and explore during their play. For example, they investigate the large pumpkins and are inquisitive as they scoop out the seeds and flesh. They talk together about the pumpkins, recalling how they grew their own earlier in the year.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on staff's teaching skills so that learning intentions are consistently supported during play and activities n provide more opportunities for children to hear the language of mathematics as they play and learn.
- 27 October 2023Good
- 11 January 2023Needs improvement
- 19 April 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Ever After Day Nursery
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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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