Jelly Tots
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Wigton for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2022. Open since 2011, with 18 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 Cumberland
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Cumberland 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
CA7 4DDWhat 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.
- 17 October 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 12 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children develop strong, nurturing relationships with staff at this warm and welcoming nursery. Children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure from the moment they arrive. They demonstrate positive, friendly behaviour, as they are greeted by the friendly and familiar staff members. As a result, children separate from their parents with ease.
Children are curious and keen to take part in activities. They make good use of the accessible resources within the play environment. For example, children transport dinosaurs into the sand and engage in conversations with staff about them.
Children enjoy building towers using the building blocks and constructing train tracks. Staff challenge children's learning further by encouraging them to sort bricks into colours and by asking children to decide the position of different train carriages on the track. This supports children to widen their understanding of mathematical language.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance opportunities for children who speak English as an additional language to hear and use their home language in the setting, to further support their wellbeing and overall language development n strengthen staff's practice for providing parents and carers with sufficient information about children's care routines and activities each day.
- 12 December 2022Good
- 9 September 2022Inadequate
- 2 November 2021Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Jelly Tots
- 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.