Little Millers Day Nursery and Out of School Club
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Sutton-In-Ashfield for children from birth to 8+, open 00:00 to 24:00, 7 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2022. Open since 2000, with 52 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
NG17 4JLWhat 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, 13 July 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time at nursery. They eagerly explore this homely environment and engage with their chosen activity. Children develop good relationships with their friends. For example, babies take part in back-and-forth communication. They laugh as they take turns to make funny noises at each other. Children are keen to join in with story time. Toddlers are enthralled as they listen to a story about a superhero potato. They delight in helping to retell parts of the story. Children excitedly point out where the familiar book characters are hiding and what happens next. This supports children to develop a love of books.
Children are keen to take part in adult-led activities. For example, pre-school children thoroughly enjoy baking. Children keenly help staff by fetching ingredients from the fridge. They take turns measuring out ingredients and stirring the mixture. Staff present children with extra challenge. They encourage them to use the recipe card to identify how much flour they need. Children watch the scales and notice as the number becomes too high. This helps children's growing mathematical knowledge. Children cooperate as they use spoons to remove the extra flour. They are learning to keep safe. Children state they need to be careful with the cheese grater as it may hurt their fingers.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the organisation of large-group activities with pre-school children to make sure they remain focused, which will ensure their learning is not disrupted n support staff to embed children's growing independence skills within routine activities.
- 13 July 2022Good
- 30 March 2022Inadequate
- 5 June 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Millers Day Nursery and Out of School Club
- 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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