Gotham Pre-School Playgroup
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Nottingham for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week. £6.00 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2024. Open since 2010, with 21 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Current Fees as from 1st April 2025 are as follows based on an hourly rate of £6 for unfunded hours only.
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Nursery education funding for two, three and four year olds.
Worth knowing. Funded hours can be taken during any of the normal sessions as long as numbers allow upto your allowance. Fees only apply to unfunded hours.
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
NG11 0JSWhat 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.
- 27 April 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 10 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are greeted by welcoming staff who know them well. This helps children to settle quickly and confidently and say 'goodbye' to their parents and carers.
Children explore a range of well-planned activities that are tailored to their interests and development needs. For instance, they learn about empathy and compassion as they join in a hospital role-play activity. Staff encourage children's learning as they demonstrate how to use stethoscopes, explaining how doctors and nurses look after people. Children demonstrate previous learning as they pretend to use tongue sticks and gently look in each other's mouths.
Children learn to behave well and develop a strong sense of responsibility. The staff have high expectations for behaviour and encourage respectful listening. Children respond to their gentle guidance as they help to tidy away toys, participate in activities and remind each other of the pre-school rules. Children develop positive relationships as staff support them by encouraging them to take turns and share resources during activities. This reinforcement creates a positive and supportive atmosphere in which children flourish.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen support for children to help them settle at activities and develop strong concentration skills.
- 10 October 2024Good
- 15 November 2018Good
- 17 September 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Gotham Pre-School Playgroup
- 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.
- Is £6.00 an hour 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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