Manor Barn Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Lincoln for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2024. Open since 2012, with 54 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
LN4 3SNWhat 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.
- 10 July 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 18 April 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are immersed in an environment full of rich and varied language. Staff use effective strategies to promote children's communication development. They frequently read to children and happily repeat stories, knowing this will help secure children's vocabulary development. The impact is quickly seen as young toddlers sound out the word 'aeroplane' after hearing it several times. Staff swiftly respond to babies' babbling. They engage in back-and-forth chatter, which forms the basis of babies' conversational skills. Staff welcome children's contributions during largegroup times. Pre-school children confidently communicate and recall stories about their holidays. Staff's encouragement and interest in what children are saying build their self-esteem and desire to talk even more.
Children learn how to care and have consideration for living things. Staff provide pre-school children with a calendar so that they can excitedly count down the days as they wait for eggs to hatch. After this happens, children sit close to where their pet chicks live to watch over them and keep them safe. Staff show children how to look after the chicks, making sure they have enough bedding and water each day.
Through this learning, children develop important skills that will shape their character, such as kindness and respect.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- engage with parents effectively to make sure they fully understand the information that staff share n support staff to recognise and respond swiftly when children show less involvement in an activity.
- 18 April 2024Good
- 16 August 2018Good
- 18 November 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Manor Barn Day Nursery
- 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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