Ladybird Pre-school
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Coventry for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 15:15, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 2000, with 40 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 Coventry
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Coventry 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
CV6 7EDWhat 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, 14 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The staff at this friendly and welcoming pre-school create a warm sense of belonging as children arrive. They embed secure routines for children to take off their shoes, hang up their coats and put on their own slippers. Children are happy to see the staff and excited to see their friends. They immediately become engrossed in the wide range of experiences on offer.
Children play cooperatively and staff enthusiastically join in with role play at their request. Children decide to be hairdressers and are delighted to welcome staff members as their customers. Staff use this opportunity to celebrate the differences in children's characteristics. They engage in talk about their different hair colours, types and lengths. Staff introduce descriptive vocabulary, such as curly and wavy.
They encourage children to recognise and celebrate their own uniqueness.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review how staff can make best use of children's learning styles and fascinations to plan for their next steps.
- 14 July 2023Good
- 6 December 2017Good
- 26 January 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Ladybird Pre-school
- 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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