Partou Arnold Day Nursery & Pre-School
Good★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Arnold for children from birth to 8+, open 07:45 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 January 2024. Open since 2007, with 56 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
NG5 6GSWhat 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, 12 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children and their families are warmly welcomed into this friendly and caring nursery. There is a clear and effective key-person system in place. When children start at the nursery, the staff work with parents to find out about their child's normal routines, interests and development. Children have strong attachments to their key person. Babies and toddlers receive lots of cuddles and reassurance when they arrive at the setting and throughout the day. Children show a sense of belonging at the nursery. Pre-school children confidently talk to the inspector about what they enjoy doing at the nursery. They point out their friends and the toys that they enjoy playing with.
Staff are good role models. They get down to children's level and play alongside children. They help children to problem solve and encourage them to keep trying when at first they struggle. Children concentrate and persevere as they work using tools to break ice and free toy animals that are frozen into it. When a child comments that breaking the ice with the tools is really hard work, staff encourage the children to think of ways they could melt the ice to make freeing the animals easier. Children recall prior experiences and suggest adding warm water to the ice.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on staff's awareness of how to promote children's communication skills and extend children's language n support staff that work with babies and toddlers to deliver the curriculum for physical development effectively, providing opportunities for children to have regular access to fresh air and take part in physical exercise.
- 12 January 2024Good
- 21 November 2018Good
- 9 August 2018Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Partou Arnold Day Nursery & Pre-School
- 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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