Roose Nursery
OutstandingBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Barrow-In-Furness for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 2011, with 61 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 Westmorland and Furness
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Westmorland and Furness 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
LA13 0HFWhat 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, 10 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The devoted staff place children at the heart of everything they do. Valuable home visits contribute towards the special relationships that children immediately form with their key person. This helps children to quickly settle and start learning from day one. Children are highly valued. Staff take time to say 'good morning' to every child as they arrive each day. They have extremely high expectations for children's behaviour and this is reflected through children's positive actions. For example, during a lotto game, older children delegate roles fairly and play according to the rules. They use considerate gestures, such as putting their hand up rather than shouting out. Younger children willingly give each other a 'thumbs up', to celebrate their active participation and 'good listening'. Children are extremely happy and clearly enjoy every minute of their time playing and learning at nursery.
The highly qualified staff strive to ensure that 'all children shine and gain the skills they require for life'. Babies demonstrate that they feel safe and secure. They show increasing confidence around people who they are less familiar with and happily initiate playing games, such as peekaboo. During play with dough, babies develop their own ideas and show great determination when attempting to balance objects to create a tower. Younger children show deep concentration as they explore and learn. They display exceptional listening and communication skills, when engaging in rhyming games. Younger children rightly recognise when someone is feeling happy or sad. Older children share their expert knowledge of the roles of the author and the illustrator when reading stories. They show excellent progress when ordering numbers from zero to 20, counting in 10s to 100 and recognising groups of four and five without having to count them.
- 10 March 2022Outstanding
- 4 December 2014Outstanding
- 9 January 2012Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Roose 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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