Hummingbird Preschool
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Wymondham 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 May 2024. Open since 2016, with 34 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 Norfolk
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Norfolk 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
NR18 9SJWhat 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, 23 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders, managers and staff create a culture where all children are valued and respected. Staff focus on helping children to make progress in their communication and language. Recently, staff have added the use of sign language to their interactions with children to further support this aspect of their development. Staff understand and support children's behaviour effectively through the use of positive language, guidance and encouragement. Staff help children build a positive sense of self and celebrate their skills. Staff know children very well, and give them attention and time throughout the day. Children show that they feel safe with staff, seeking cuddles from them when they feel they need one.
Children learn to engage well in their play and learning. They thoroughly enjoy being physically active outside, where they use wheeled toys, climb, dig and play in sand. These extended periods of physical play help their health and well-being.
Older children create 'recipes' in the mud kitchen with their friends. Babies receive kind, gentle and supportive care from skilled and experienced staff. Toddlers play in a calm environment where they can explore various resources. For example, they use large play equipment to build shapes with staff. They join in with familiar and interesting singing and story times, which staff lead well. Children confidently sing the songs that they know.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- monitor staff's practice with children more closely in order to identify where they can be supported to further improve their teaching n strengthen planning for the learning opportunities that staff provide, to more clearly define the learning intentions and to enable staff to focus their teaching more purposefully n find more ways to support quieter and less confident children to speak up and have their voices heard.
- 23 May 2024Good
- 12 September 2023Needs improvement
- 5 February 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Hummingbird Preschool
- 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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