Haywood Road Pre-School Playgroup
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Nottingham for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2022. Open since 1969, with 30 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 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
NG3 6ABWhat 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, 13 June 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enter the pre-school independently as they happily leave their parents at the door. Staff are warm and welcoming, which helps children settle quickly into their chosen play. Children are familiar with what is expected of them and the routines of the day. For example, when children enter the room, they know where to put their water bottles and who to give their lunch boxes to for safe storage.
Children behave well. They play cooperatively with one another and confidently take the lead when initiating their own games. Outside, children particularly enjoy playing hide and seek games and welcome staff to join in. The whole game becomes an expedition as children explore various hiding places to find their friends.
Children take an active role in deciding what they would like to play with on the day they attend and for the following day. Staff use this information to plan activities and experiences for children. They help extend children's learning through their positive interaction with them. This ensures children receive an ambitious curriculum to support their learning. Children particularly enjoy outside play. They excitedly explore the sensory garden. Children learn to use objects such as watering cans safely as they water the plants. Other children have fun experimenting with sound and rhythm. They confidently express themselves as they use wooden spoons to bang pots and pans loudly.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to implement the learning intentions of planned activities consistently, to enable children to gain the best outcome from these experiences and learn as much as they can n help all staff to recognise when to involve children who are quieter and less confident so that they receive the same levels of positive interaction as their more confident friends.
- 13 June 2022Good
- 28 February 2022Inadequate
- 4 February 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Haywood Road Pre-School Playgroup
- 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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