Newtown Road Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Carlisle for children from birth to 8+, open 07:45 to 17:45, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2010, with 49 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 Cumberland
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Cumberland 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
CA2 7JHWhat 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, 13 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy in the calm nursery environment. They show that they feel safe and ask staff to join their play. Babies snuggle into staff's arms as they doze, demonstrating strong attachments. Children behave well and enjoy each other's company. They choose to play games together and build models with small bricks
'for their friend'. Children have positive attitudes towards their learning. They are polite and respectful, following staff's good examples. This creates an environment which promotes learning. Children make good progress from their starting points.
Children enjoy stories and books from the youngest age. As they progress towards school age, they choose books for themselves and look at them independently.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to use their observations of children's learning more accurately in order to establish precise next steps that help all children to make continued good progress n enhance the existing arrangements for children's transitions within the nursery.
- 13 June 2023Good
- 14 August 2017Good
- 7 April 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Newtown Road 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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