Noah's Ark Playgroup
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Nottingham for from 2 years up to school age, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £27.00 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2022. Open since 1994, with 32 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | £13.50Mornings, 3 hrs £27.00Full days, 6 hrs |
Funded hours
2 yr and 30 hr working parent funding, this can be used on all available sessions.
Worth knowing. The funding does not cover additional hours or additional activities (such as trips). We will charge a fee for these additions when applicable.
What childcare usually costs in Nottinghamshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Nottinghamshire 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
NG16 2HYWhat 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, 22 February 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children receive emotional support from staff when they first start attending. This helps them to settle quickly. Some children glance back to their parents and blow a kiss when they leave them. This is because they are excited to arrive and play in the well-resourced and inviting playroom. Staff and children quickly form strong bonds with one another. Children involve staff in their play and sit on their knee to complete activities. Children learn to share and take turns with others. For example, when they play a game with their friends, they take it in turn to throw a dice and answer questions.
Staff understand how children develop. They plan experiences to help develop children's understanding and their large-muscle skills. Staff ask children to join in with action rhymes and to follow instructions. For example, children touch their heads, shoulders, knees and toes. When staff ask them if they can go faster, children laugh and giggle with their friends and repeat the actions quicker.
Outdoors, children ride on tricycles and balance bikes. They negotiate a pathway, moving in and out of other children and obstacles safely. Staff help children to learn new skills that support their small-muscle control. For example, children copy staff and learn how to roll dough in between their hands to make small ball shapes.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to give children clear and consistent messages to help them develop an understanding of healthy practices, such as promoting good oral hygiene habits n improve staff's understanding of how to organise some parts of the daily routine to ensure that younger children are suitably engaged while they wait for their lunch.
- 22 February 2022Good
- 5 June 2019Needs improvement
- 1 March 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Noah's Ark Playgroup
- 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 £27.00 a session 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.
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