Paper Moon Nurseries
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Nottinghamshire for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2022. Open since 1998, with 70 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
NG2 6PSWhat 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, 5 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and are confident to separate from their parents. They demonstrate that they feel safe and secure. For example, babies are keen to go into the open arms of staff when they arrive. Older children walk confidently into the playrooms. Children show positive relationships with staff and their peers. They help their friends to take off all-in-one suits. Children are keen to speak to staff about their needs and wishes. They are encouraged to be polite. Children use sign language and words when they are reminded to say thank you to the nursery cook for providing their lunch.
Staff know the children well and how to help them progress in their development.
For example, they encourage younger children to try and complete tasks, such as pressing a button to switch a light on. Children persevere and return to complete tasks time and time again, helping to secure their knowledge. Staff supervise children well, for example when they take risks and go down slides head first safely outdoors. Older children learn about emotions when they listen to staff read stories about colours that represent different feelings. Children are encouraged to act out stories to help develop their imaginative skills. Older children are excited to pretend to go on a hunt in the garden for a bear and join in saying repeated phrases from favourite stories.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff in the baby room to quickly identify how to extend one-year-old children's interests in being physically active indoors n strengthen staff's knowledge of how to offer two-year-old children ageappropriate equipment to help build on their self-care skills.
- 5 October 2022Good
- 7 October 2021Needs improvement
- 9 May 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Paper Moon Nurseries
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.