Hucknall Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Nottingham for babies from 6 months up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2019, with 92 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Funded childcare places are available for eligible families.
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
NG15 7QEWhat 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.
- 13 March 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 30 August 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 25 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy the learning opportunities provided by staff, who have a strong focus on making them feel at home. They learn early mathematics skills, counting the number of blocks they have stacked, and laugh with staff when the tower topples over. Children have built secure bonds with staff, who show them lots of care. They show that they feel safe, as they are confident to speak to new people and ask for help when they need it. For example, they ask for help to fix the zip on their top.
Children show the desire to learn new skills from staff, who praise them regularly for their achievements. They give big smiles when praised by staff for trying new food. Staff frequently encourage children to have a go on their own, saying, 'you can do it'. Children say, 'I did it', with delight when they manage to use a knife and fork to cut up their roast potatoes on their own. Children begin to problem solve, as staff ask questions that encourage them to think. They identify, responding to questions from staff, that the difference between a square and a rectangle is that one has two longer sides.
Children learn manners from staff, who are good role models. Staff ask children to
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff understanding of how to better support each child's individual needs in the learning that they plan n improve consistency of staff interactions so that children can develop their communication skills even further.
- 25 January 2023Good
- 28 July 2022Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Hucknall Day Nursery
- What it costs
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
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