Paper Moon Day Nursery
Good★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Sutton-In-Ashfield for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 March 2024. Open since 2004, with 134 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
NG17 4HWWhat 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, 21 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and independent learners. Staff carefully consider how children can build on what they know and can do. They have sequenced age-appropriate learning so that all children make good progress as they move through the nursery.
For example, at mealtimes, older babies learn the skills that they need to hold cutlery and independently feed themselves. They are motivated by staff's praise. At this stage, children are developing their dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
Further up in the nursery, toddlers pour their own drinks from a water dispenser and happily follow staff's request to wipe their face after they have eaten. Children are learning the self-care skills that they need to look after themselves.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to recognise when children become less engaged in learning and encourage them to take swift action to address this.
- 21 March 2024Good
- 17 May 2018Outstanding
- 2 December 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Paper Moon 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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