Littlegates for Little People
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Newark for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 April 2023. Open since 1994, with 33 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 Lincolnshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lincolnshire 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
NG23 5HTWhat 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, 25 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children's focus on learning centres around fun and playful interactions with staff.
Staff use these interactions to skilfully teach children the knowledge and skills that they need to make good progress. They plan activities around children's interests to engage and excite them, and through this, staff successfully support ageappropriate learning and development. Toddler's communication and language development are promoted through activities which staff have planned around transport and vehicles. Their listening and attention skills develop through a game of 'sound bingo'. Children recognise the noise of a motorbike and mark this off their bingo cards. Other children use their developing language to act out stories and songs about transport. Their imaginations take them to the seaside, where they share ice cream with their friends.
Staff provide opportunities for children to learn social skills from an early age.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend opportunities for children to learn, practise and use new skills throughout all aspects of the daily routine, such as at mealtimes.
- 25 April 2023Good
- 16 November 2022Inadequate
- 10 April 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Littlegates for Little People
- 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.