Little Kites Playgroup
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Cotgrave for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2022. Open since 2007, with 26 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
NG12 3JGWhat 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, 9 September 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children engage in play as soon as they enter the playgroup. They settle quickly, and staff kindly support those who are new. Children are keen to play outside.
They enjoy building and climbing on crates together. They problem solve how to make their tower taller and delight when they reach the top safely. Children confidently develop their physical skills as they crawl through tunnels and balance on tyres.
Children develop their independence skills. They learn to use knives safely as they cut up vegetables to make a salad with their friends. Children are encouraged to have a go before staff gently step in to help when needed. Children enjoy listening to stories and enthusiastically join in singing. They develop new language as they excitedly sing familiar rhymes in their small groups. Children enjoy number songs and confidently count the fat sausages as they go 'pop' and 'bang'. Children develop their mathematical skills as they confidently use a tape measure. They draw around each other with chalk and measure the length of their friends. Staff reinforce children's knowledge as they work in pairs to count the numbers on the tape measure.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff understanding of how to adapt activities so that all children are able to join in and access the curriculum on offer n strengthen support for children to build on the range of words they know and to practise their language skills.
- 9 September 2022Good
- 14 September 2016Good
- 6 December 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Kites Playgroup
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.