Little Owls Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Hull for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 2016, with 63 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Working Family Funding (From 9 Months), Funding for 2-Year-Olds, Universal Funding for 3 & 4-Year-Olds.
Worth knowing. Funding is stretched across 51 weeks; term-time-only (38-week) funding is not standard and only available if the child attends another setting, with written confirmation and full fees during non-funded weeks. Funding does not cover meals, additional hours or extra services.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
HU8 8DHWhat 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, 28 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children quickly settle into nursery life. There are robust induction arrangements that enable staff to meet the needs of new children. Staff value the information that parents share about their children's care and routines at home. The baby room is carefully designed as a home-from-home environment and staff personalise every baby's day according to their individual needs. When it is time for children to move on to a new room, staff are very flexible. They know that some children may need more time to settle. They ensure that children have time to become confident with their new surroundings.
Children behave well and demonstrate friendly behaviour towards others. They play together, sharing resources and learning to take turns. Staff are good role models, who are consistently calm and caring with children. Children are very motivated when they spend time outside. They develop the confidence to try new physical challenges, such as navigating across large tyres. Staff are on hand to offer just the right level of support. Older children demonstrate their understanding of nursery's rules. They know they must ride bicycles and scooters in a designated space, to ensure everyone's safety.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the organisation of daily routines to identify ways to minimise the waiting times for children so that they can continue to be involved in their learning n monitor the levels of noise in rooms throughout the day so that children can concentrate fully and continue to develop their listening and attention skills.
- 28 February 2023Good
- 28 June 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Owls Day Nursery
- 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.
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