Ivegill Nursery
Outstanding★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Carlisle for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2016, with 14 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 Westmorland and Furness
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Westmorland and Furness 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
CA4 0PAWhat 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 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are cherished in the very caring and inclusive nursery. They arrive excited to share their news from home. Staff use these opportunities exceptionally well to extend children's learning. For instance, children excitedly talk about lambs on their farm and the building of a new bridge that they saw on their way to nursery.
Children are then provided with resources to explore these concepts further. Staff plan and implement a highly ambitious, vibrant curriculum, which is responsive to the unique interests and learning needs of all children. Children are extremely happy. The sound of happy chatter and laughter resonates around the nursery.
Children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure in the company of those who care for and educate them. They are immersed in a range of outstanding opportunities, where they thrive and achieve extremely well across all areas of learning.
- 11 March 2024Outstanding
- 24 April 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Ivegill 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.