Oceans Day Nursery Ltd
Good★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Nottingham for children from birth to 8+, open 07:15 to 18:15, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 2009, with 110 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 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
NG15 7BZWhat 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, 17 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff gather information from parents about children when they start at nursery.
This helps them know how to meet children's needs effectively and promotes continuity in their care. Staff prepare the environment with activities that they know children find interesting. Children are excited to learn and show good levels of concentration. For example, older children dress up as builders in the role-play area. They use pretend drills and hammers to fix and mend toys for considerable periods of time. Toddlers completely focus their attention while exploring messy play. They pour rice into different-sized bottles and pots, developing their small muscles as they hold the containers. Babies spend time exploring percussion instruments. Staff support them as they play and help them to choose what they want to do next.
Children confidently articulate what they know and have remembered. They use vocabulary introduced by staff as they read stories. Children name the foods the caterpillar has eaten and use real foods to retell the story. Children are keen, motivated and inquisitive learners. They explore the environment with enthusiasm and enjoyment. All children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, develop a positive attitude towards learning. For example, children enjoy exploring sounds and different textures in a sensory room staff have developed.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support all staff to have a clear understanding of the curriculum intent so that they consistently focus on what they want children to learn next n extend the partnerships with parents further to help all parents understand how to support their child's individual learning at home n review daily routines to support children to always be actively involved in their learning.
- 17 July 2024Good
- 15 August 2018Good
- 15 December 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Oceans Day Nursery Ltd
- 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.
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