Humpty Dumpty's Kindergarden
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Norwich for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2022. Open since 2011, with 49 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
30 hours free childcare a week for children aged three to four years old; from April 2024, all working parents of 2-year-olds can access 15 hours per week; from September 2024, all working parents of children aged 9 months up to 3-years-old can access 15 hours per week; from September 2025, all working parents of children aged 9 months up to 3-years-old can access 30 hours free childcare per week.
Worth knowing. Funded hours only cover the core Early Years Foundation Stage and we are not allowed to use this funding for the additional hours or services that we offer here at Humpty Dumpty’s. Additional charges apply for IT Package, Care Package, Special Activities & Celebration Package, and Food Package.
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
NR8 6HTWhat 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.
- 21 April 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 22 December 2021 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 28 July 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are warmly greeted by staff, who show a genuine interest in them.
Children separate from their parents with ease and even the young babies settle swiftly. Babies' individual needs are well met and their care routines from home are acknowledged and followed. Babies' and toddlers' personal needs are sensitively supported. They are offered reassuring cuddles as they become tired and are gently soothed as they safely settle for a nap.
Staff carefully structure routines for the day. This helps children to feel safe and secure as they know what to expect and what is going to happen next. Children increase their confidence as they explore the environment, both inside and outside.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- raise the quality of teaching to a consistently high level, by equipping all staff with the skills to deliver a rich curriculum, particularly focusing on scaffolding learning and supporting children's behaviours - enhance the planning of the curriculum, in order to ensure that the most-able children are consistently provided with sufficient challenge, so that they learn to do and get to know even more.
- 28 July 2022Good
- 22 February 2022Inadequate
- 25 August 2021Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Humpty Dumpty's Kindergarden
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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