Margaret McMillan Nursery School
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Plymouth for babies from 9 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 17:45, 5 days a week. £72.00 a day for 0 – 4 years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2022. Open since 2013, with 62 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Minimum 2 days a week.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 – 4 yearsbirth to 4y | £72.00Core Day – Unfunded – 8am-4pm | £6.75Extended Day – 5:00pm-5:45pm £11.50Tea Club 4pm-5:00pm |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £50.00 Depositnot refundable
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £9.00 a day Daily meal and consumables packageoptional, includes Breakfast, Morning & Afternoon Snack, 2 course
- £25.00 Late invoice payment
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £9.00 an hour Hourly rate per hourChildren Accessing Early Years Entitlement Funding (EYEF)
Discounts
- 10% 10% sibling discountapplied to the oldest child’s invoice once funded hours have been
- 10% 10% discount for 5 full days per weekwhen a child attends 5 full days per week
Funded hours
Free childcare places for eligible two year olds (Me2 Funding); 30 Hour Early Years Entitlement Funding from 9 months to 4 Years; 15 hours universal funding for all children aged 3 or 4.
Worth knowing. Funding can only be used between 8am and 4pm daily; Standard Funding: 15/30 hours per week, annual funding only covers 38 weeks per year, full fees payable for the 11 weeks not funded; Stretched Funding: 12/24 hours per week, annual funding spread over the whole year, 47.5 weeks; As an all year provision, we only offer stretched funding; Term time only places are not available.
What childcare usually costs in Plymouth
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Plymouth 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
PL1 2JAWhat 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.
- 13 May 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 20 May 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this welcoming and nurturing nursery. Parents especially value the affectionate relationships their children form with all staff, particularly their key persons. Staff are very attentive and give regular cuddles, reassurance and praise.
As a result, children develop high levels of emotional security and confidence. For example, older children confidently find the resources they need for successfully completing activities. They help each other, become able learners and show pride in their many achievements.
Staff prioritise children's social development. They have high expectations for children to be kind to each other and behave well. Staff regularly model excellent manners, for example, and even the younger children say 'excuse me' without being prompted. Children are eager to take responsibility and relish having a special job to do. Their independence grows as they move confidently through the nursery.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - focus staff development even more precisely to ensure that all teaching is of the highest quality, for example by sharing outstanding practice throughout the nursery.
- 20 May 2022Good
- 10 November 2016Good
- 10 December 2013Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
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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.
- Is £72.00 a day still the rate? 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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