Kaleidoscope
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Shifnal for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 07:45 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025. Open since 2004, with 79 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We offer free funded childcare hours for children aged 9 months – 5 years, subject to Government funding criteria.
What childcare usually costs in Shropshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Shropshire 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
TF11 9HDWhat 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, 8 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff welcome children warmly as they arrive. They gather information before children start and use this to implement routines that are geared to each individual child. The key-person system is strong. Staff build positive relationships with children and provide them with encouragement and support. Children who are new to the nursery or who are a little unsure are given lots of reassurance. They happily seek staff out for a cuddle or to involve them in their play. As a result, children demonstrate that they are happy and settled.
Staff implement a curriculum that covers all areas of learning, to help children make good progress from their initial starting points. They swiftly recognise where there are gaps in children's learning and provide additional support to help these to close quickly. Staff plan activities based on children's interests and what they need to learn next. Consequently, children enjoy taking part in the activities and quickly become engaged. Children learn to behave appropriately. Staff model good behaviour and talk to children about sharing and taking turns. Children play well together. They take it in turns to count from 1 to 15 when they play hide and seek, and excitedly shout 'found you' after they search for their friends.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider the organisation of activities, to enable all children to fully participate and get the very best from their learning n review information sharing with parents, to ensure that they are always fully aware of their child's next steps in learning, and also which rooms children will be in before they arrive.
- 8 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 8 March 2024Good
- 7 October 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kaleidoscope
- What it costs
- 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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