Next Generation Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Mansfield for children from birth to 8+, open 07:45 to 17:45, 5 days a week. £40.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2004, with 45 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £40.00Holiday club full day £60.00non funded children | £25.00Holiday club half day £40.00Half Day Morning or Half Day Afternoon, 5 hrs | £8.00 |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £2.50 a day Sustainability chargevoluntary
What childcare usually costs in Derbyshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Derbyshire 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
NG20 9RNWhat 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, 31 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children know what is going to happen throughout their day. Staff have designed a routine which combines focused teaching time alongside children's independent purposeful play. This consistent structure helps children feel emotionally safe and secure. Children approach transitions happily because they know what is happening and what they will be doing next.
Children behave well. They follow instructions quickly. Staff have embedded appropriate rules and boundaries which keep children safe and ensure a wellorganised environment. This helps to maintain children's focus on learning. For instance, pre-school children know which resources are 'open' and available for them to play with, and which ones they need to ask to use.
Children learn to problem-solve through their play. They use their prior learning to compare the sizes of two dinosaur toys, knowing that one will be smaller and one will be taller. To confirm which is taller, staff offer them a ruler to measure the dinosaur toys. Children work together, showing excellent teamwork skills. They agree on the correct answer. This shows that children's mathematical skills are developing securely.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to adapt the delivery of small-group activities so that children of differing ages and stages of development all benefit from the learning opportunities on offer n review and refine the literacy curriculum intent for pre-school aged children, making sure it is fully age-appropriate.
- 31 January 2024Good
- 23 August 2023Inadequate
- 25 September 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Next Generation Day Nursery
- Youngest age taken
- 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
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 £40.00 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.
- 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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