Puddleducks & POSH Ltd
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Leamington Spa for from 1 year 10 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £40.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2022. Open since 2008, with 90 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
50 weeks a year, price list dated 1st April 2026 – 31st March 2027.
| Age | Full day | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £40.00 £55.00 £69.008am-6pm | £11.50Early drop off (from 7.30am) and adhoc hours |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £1.75 a session voluntary contribution per morning or afternoon sessionincludes snacks and meals
- £3.50 a session voluntary contribution for school day sessionincludes snacks and meals
Discounts
- 10% sibling discountone sibling (if not in receipt of funding), when two or more children
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 and 30 hours funded only sessions for 3 & 4 year olds, plus 9 month and 2 years funding.
Worth knowing. Funded hours are 9am-3pm, for 38 weeks of the year, stretched over 50 weeks. 15 hours funded only sessions are taken as 2 x 9am-3pm and 1 x 9am-12pm or 12.30pm-3.30pm term time only. 30 hours funded only sessions for 3 & 4 year olds are 9am-3pm term time only. Voluntary contribution of £1.75 per morning or afternoon session (£3.50 for school day session) for snacks and meals.
What childcare usually costs in Warwickshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Warwickshire 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
CV32 6DGWhat 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.
- 19 May 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 27 July 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this interesting and welcoming environment. Their individual needs are known and met effectively throughout the day. Relationships between children and staff are secure, and children show through their behaviour that they feel safe in the nursery.
Children's independence develops from an early age. Even the youngest children make choices during play. They safely access resources that enhance their development and they relish song and story time. Young children's enthusiasm is infectious as they wait to see 'what is in the box'. They clap and wriggle around excitedly in anticipation of what is inside and squeal when out comes a toy turtle.
The older children learn about the titles of books, the author and what speech bubbles mean. They join in with familiar text and rhyme and pre-empt what might happen next.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review procedures for involving parents in the completion of the two-year progress check.
- 27 July 2022Good
- 26 April 2022Inadequate
- 7 March 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Puddleducks & POSH Ltd
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £40.00 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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