Roger's Burrow Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Plymouth for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2022. Open since 1995, with 36 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 Plymouth
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Plymouth 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
PL2 2BGWhat 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, 11 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
This unique nursery for naval families provides a nurturing environment, where children feel emotionally secure, safe and happy. The management team prioritise the children's emotional, personal and social development following the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic. Children embrace the opportunity to now socialise and are eager to greet their friends and immerse themselves in the wide range of activities available. Key persons know the children well and plan an exciting and interactive curriculum based on the children's interests, questions and needs. For example, some children show an interest in dinosaurs. The staff create a dinosaur egg hunt outside. Children search with anticipation around the outside area, planning where they will look next.
Babies and toddlers learn using their senses. They explore the sound of their voices in the sensory room, where technology reacts to children's sounds to make colours and patterns move. Play with lemons, limes and herbs enable the children to smell, touch and manipulate food items while learning new vocabulary, skilfully modelled by their key person. Children show high levels of curiosity. Older children ask questions to find out about the world around them. For example, children play in the role-play vets, asking questions about how they might make the animals feel better.
Children play well together, take turns and are respectful of their friends. Older children teach the younger children how to play a game, build toys from construction and share books together. Parents no longer enter the nursery as they did before the COVID-19 pandemic. They do however, comment on how their children settle quickly and make progress with their confidence and language. As the nursery remained open throughout, many children were able to benefit from small groups and consistent routines.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- increase opportunities for the development of early literacy skills to enhance children's learning and make the curriculum more ambitious n enhance systems of communication with parents so that they understand what support is available and how they can support their children's learning at home.
- 11 March 2022Good
- 15 May 2015Outstanding
- 3 October 2011Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Roger's Burrow 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.
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