Jesters Childcare Ltd
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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 May 2023. Open since 2010, 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
NG4 4JDWhat 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, 15 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff build positive relationships with the children. They join in with children's play, adding ideas and supporting their learning. Because of this, children are happy, engaged and progress in their development. For example, staff sit with children to draw and model how to move pencils up and down the paper to make different marks. This encourages children's early mark-making skills.
Staff allocate the star of the day to children; they describe what children have done to achieve it. This supports children to respect one another and build a sense of pride for what they achieve. Children happily receive their awards, share them with friends and put them in their bags. They know what staff expect of them and learn to behave well. Staff give children instructions throughout the day. For example, during snack time, the staff model tidying up and ask children to do the same.
Children promptly begin to tidy up and get ready for the next part of the day.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve staff skills to support quieter children to extend their vocabulary beyond what they already know n develop how managers review the effectiveness of procedures to ensure that the setting is continuously improving.
- 15 May 2023Good
- 3 August 2017Good
- 25 July 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Jesters Childcare Ltd
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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