Greetwell Hollow Day Nursery
Good★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Lincoln for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 2012, with 102 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
LN2 4AGWhat 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, 8 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children hold discussions with staff, who ask them questions to encourage their thinking skills. For example, in the toddler room, when staff ask children how they travelled to their holiday, children reply, 'aeroplane'. Children have opportunities to learn about life cycles. Staff arrange for children in the pre-school room to observe eggs hatching into chicks and to see caterpillars transform into butterflies. Children say that the chicks started as an egg and they grew by eating. Children learn how to make healthy foods using produce they grow in the garden. For instance, they pick apples from a tree and staff help them to make apple pies.
Children have opportunities to develop their physical skills. In the baby room, staff give children encouragement to walk unaided. Children smile and show a sense of achievement when they manage a few steps on their own. In the toddler room, children show good balance and coordination when they walk across wooden beams in the garden. Staff stay close to the children to support them and ensure their safety. In the pre-school room, children show control and balance when they play games. Staff ask them to balance a small hoop on their head and to walk in and out of cones on the ground. Children show good listening skills and follow the instructions that staff give them when playing games, showing positive behaviour.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff to enable all children who speak English as an additional language to have a sense of belonging n strengthen the sharing of information between staff so that children's learning and development are further supported during their play.
- 8 May 2024Good
- 6 August 2018Good
- 16 March 2017Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Greetwell Hollow Day 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.
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