Little Squirrels Play Forest
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Norwich for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2017, with 34 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 Norfolk
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Norfolk 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
NR1 3DDWhat 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, 20 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children learn to explore their environment and develop their curious and creative nature at this nursery. When it rains, there are plenty of resources that they select and use as they splash in puddles, collect water in containers and experiment with it. During older children's spontaneous play, staff introduce them to information about mathematics and literacy. This supports children to build their knowledge ready for the future stages of their education. Babies receive kind and sensitive care from staff who engage them in play.
The knowledgeable and enthusiastic staff give children practical and emotional support. They promote children's thinking by sharing information and posing carefully considered questions. Children develop confidence to share their thoughts. They have lots of ideas and suggestions to make. Staff value the way each individual child learns. At times, when children feel unsettled or upset, staff comfort them and acknowledge their feelings. This helps children to build trusting bonds with the staff and to feel safe and secure. Daily routines are very flexible to meet children's individual needs. For example, children are able to attend snack and mealtimes when they are ready and feel hungry. This allows them to follow through their play until a point of satisfactory completion.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop strategies to help children to understand what they can do to ensure that their play environment remains safe and inviting for all n review the arrangements for settling new children in to the nursery to ensure that staff consistently have sufficient time available to sustain high levels of interactions and support for all children's learning.
- 20 June 2023Good
- 22 March 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Squirrels Play Forest
- 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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