Nellie's Nursery
Good★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Norwich for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 November 2024. Open since 2017, with 92 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 Norfolk
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Norfolk 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
NR9 3AUWhat 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, 29 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enthusiastically enter the nursery and are greeted by caring staff, who are attentive to their needs and help them settle in. Staff implement a very effective system, which ensures children build strong and trusting attachments with their key persons. If children are upset, they go to them and are reassured and comforted. Parents involvement is prioritised from the beginning. Staff work collaboratively and gather ongoing, in-depth information about individual children.
Because of this, children benefit from a bespoke curriculum where staff consistently plan most learning experiences that meet the specific needs of all children.
Consequently, all children and babies make good progress from their starting points in all areas of learning and development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the organisation of adult-led group activities to make sure that learning is consistently purposeful for all children n help staff to consider how they can build on encouraging children to continually practise their self-care routines and become successful in attending to their personal needs.
- 29 November 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 19 February 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Nellie's 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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