Good Foundations Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Nottingham for babies from a few weeks old up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £67.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 1995, with 72 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £67.00 | £44.50Afternoon, 5 hrs £46.50Morning, 5 hrs | £268.00Full Week |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £2.00 to £3.00 a session Meal Charges - Afternoon Session
- £3.50 to £4.50 a session Meal Charges - Morning Session
- £6.00 to £8.00 a day Meal Charges - Full Day
Funded hours
2 Year Funding for eligible children; Universal Funding for all eligible 3 and 4 year old children; Working Families Funding for eligible children; Stretched Funding.
Worth knowing. There is no charge for funded childcare hours. Additional hours or days outside the entitlement are charged at published session rates. Meal charges apply to children attending funded sessions unless parents opt out in writing.
What childcare usually costs in Nottinghamshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Nottinghamshire 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
NG4 3ARWhat 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.
- 7 February 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 3 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff thoughtfully plan activities based on children's developing interests. For example, pre-school children work with staff to identify animals who live in different environments around the world. Staff pose children questions, helping them recall which animals live in deserts, oceans and on farms. Children carefully consider which animal they would like to draw and their chosen environment. Staff present children with different mark-making materials, and help them hold their pencils and crayons correctly. This helps children practice the skills they will later need for early writing. Toddlers enjoy making marks. Staff model how to 'stamp'
toy animals' feet in paint and 'stomp' the animal across the paper. Children are introduced to new vocabulary, such as hooves, claws and paws, as staff help them identify these on their animals.
Staff provide opportunities for children to develop their independence skills. Older babies are supported to safely sit at the table and use cutlery to eat lunch. Toddlers are encouraged to put their shoes on for outdoor play, where staff provide a helping hand where needed. Pre-school children clear away leftover food and help staff tidy away resources. Children show kindness to others. For example, toddlers help their friends turn on taps for hand washing and hold the bin open for others to put used paper towels in. Staff praise them for their help, which sees children beam with pride.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve the organise of mealtimes, so that children do not have to wait unnecessarily n support staff consistency when dealing with minor behavioural issues so children learn what is expected of them and the impact of their actions on others
- strengthen staff practice to ensure that all children experience high-quality interactions to build further on their existing skills and knowledge.
- 3 June 2024Good
- 16 April 2019Good
- 8 May 2018Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Good Foundations Day Nursery
- 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 £67.00 a day 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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