Hucknall Pre-School Playgroup
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Nottingham for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2021. Open since 2000, 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
NG15 7LDWhat 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, 22 November 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy when they arrive at the pre-school, and they separate from parents confidently. They are keen to investigate the toys and resources offered.
Children show good imaginative skills and understand how to use tools safely. They start to develop their independence skills as they learn to use a knife to cut up carrots in the role-play area. Children concentrate when staff provide hand-overhand support to guide them to use a potato peeler safely. Children behave well and work together as a team to tip all the vegetables into one bowl. They are excited to tell staff that they are making 'carrot soup'.
Outdoors, children are physically active. They take and manage risks when they make up their own games of 'tag'. Some children run around, while others ride on tricycles to try and catch each other. Children listen with enthusiasm when staff read them stories. They take an active part in the story and copy the actions of characters in the book. For instance, children look through a cardboard tube and pretend it is a telescope. Children learn new words, such as 'quiff', to extend their vocabulary. They learn the meaning of the new word when staff explain that this is a 'hairstyle'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's interactions with three- and four-year-old children during small-group times, to enable children to take turns in conversations and to listen to the views of others n support staff to refine the organisation of some daily routines so that children remain purposefully engaged in activities.
- 22 November 2021Good
- 28 January 2016Good
- 10 November 2011Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Hucknall 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.
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