Pilgrim Hospital Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Boston 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 April 2022. Open since 2007, with 59 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 Lincolnshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lincolnshire 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
PE21 9QSWhat 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.
- 14 November 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 27 April 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enter the nursery confidently and ready to learn. They enjoy the responsibility of setting up their own activities and choosing which resources they would like. Staff ask questions such as 'What do we need next?' which encourages children to think and come up with their own ideas. Children practise their physical skills when they use knives to cut real vegetables in the play kitchen. Staff set up activities for children to enjoy and supervise them closely to ensure they are safe.
Children enjoy learning alongside staff, both indoors and outdoors. At group time and throughout the day, children are encouraged to explore books and stories.
Children laugh when they retell a story about three little pigs. They wear masks and move around the room, using their imaginations and what they have learned from the book to act the story out. Staff support this well, and as a result, children's communication and literacy skills are promoted.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend children's learning and development further by enhancing staff's interactions with children as they play n support staff to recognise when opportunities arise to embed and extend their learning intentions for children.
- 27 April 2022Good
- 14 January 2016Good
- 6 March 2012Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Pilgrim Hospital 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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