My Start Day Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Nottingham 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2013, with 70 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 Nottingham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Nottingham 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
NG8 5PJWhat 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, 2 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Babies and children benefit from new and interesting activities planned by staff. For example, babies and young children enjoy exploring the texture of jelly with the support of staff. They dip their hands in the jelly and exclaim, 'Cold'. Staff help to develop children's understanding by introducing new words linked to children's actions. For example, they say, 'Splash, splash, splash', as babies delight in splashing their hands in the jelly.
Children enjoy water play. They excitedly fill and pour water from containers. Staff help children to understand mathematical concepts, such as 'full' and 'empty'.
Young children are encouraged by staff to practise their counting skills and confidently count 1, 2, 3.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff's understanding of the overarching curriculum intent for the nursery so they are more secure in their planning for individual children's next steps in learning n support staff to consistently use and model the correct pronunciation of words.
- 2 June 2023Good
- 17 August 2017Good
- 14 May 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for My Start 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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