Headstart Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Bourne 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 December 2022. Open since 2002, with 80 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
PE10 9EHWhat 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, 19 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children show that they feel safe and secure in the nursery. They demonstrate that they have positive relationships with staff and children. Children laugh with staff when they play peekaboo. Older children hold on to younger children's hands and pretend to row a boat when they hear action rhymes. When younger children wake from sleeping, older children give them a cuddle. Children are polite and say,
'thank you' to staff when they pass them wooden bricks to build and construct.
Children show a positive attitude to being helpful, such as when it is time to tidy away the toys. They use a dustpan and brush to help clean tinsel off the floor.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff to encourage all parents to support their children to develop a love of books and reading at home n support staff to develop children's understanding of why they need to keep themselves safe.
- 19 December 2022Good
- 23 February 2017Good
- 16 October 2012Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Headstart 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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