Hey Diddle Diddle Pre School Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Lichfield for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2015, with 35 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 Staffordshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Staffordshire 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
WS13 8DAWhat 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, 11 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff extend children's interest as they emerge, and build children's individual learning goals into the activities or experiences they participate in. They prepare an engaging environment which excites and interests children. For example, children use the pipettes to suck up the different coloured liquids and then mix them together, to see what colours they can create. This helps to strengthen children's hand muscles in preparation for writing. Children learn about Remembrance Day and decorate their own cardboard poppy with leaves and real red petals. This, along with discussion, helps to strengthen children's learning.
Children enjoy playing in the field with the large parachute. They each hold onto the edge of the parachute and place some leaves on top of it. Children listen and follow directions as they move the parachute around, up and down. They lift the parachute as high as they can and giggle, as the leaves fall around them.
Staff provide the older children with daily group activities, which encourage them to increase their knowledge of colours, shapes, numbers, syllables and letters sounds. During such activities, children listen intently, answer questions and communicate freely about their home life. Children are cheerful, self-assured and behave well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance less confident children's enjoyment and involvement in group singing activities n enhance the already exciting outdoor physical opportunities available, so that the older, more able children experience an even higher level of physical challenge in their play.
- 11 November 2022Good
- 8 March 2017Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Hey Diddle Diddle Pre School 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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