Napley Lodge Farm Day Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Market Drayton 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 May 2022. Open since 2005, with 72 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 Staffordshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Staffordshire 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
TF9 4ALWhat 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.
- 14 November 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 29 March 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 19 May 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff welcome children and support them to settle quickly to an array of activities.
The wonderful surroundings that children see every day really sparks their interests. Staff know how to facilitate children's learning as they talk to them from a young age about the animals and transport they can see around them on the farm. Children love to name the animals and younger children excitedly make the different animal sounds. Staff talk to children about the big tractor, and this inspires children to recall what they have learned about different transport.
Children are encouraged to respect their environment and to keep themselves safe as they play in the outdoor spaces and visit the woodland area. They enjoy planting vegetables and are beginning to learn about where our food source comes from.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide highly focused and well-targeted training to further support new staff, including those completing their apprenticeships, to elevate the quality of teaching n embed the curriculum, particularly for children in the younger rooms, and support staff to plan well-sequenced experiences that further consolidate and build on children's knowledge ahead of the next stage of their learning.
- 19 May 2022Good
- 15 December 2021Inadequate
- 8 March 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Napley Lodge Farm 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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