Safe Haven day Nursery
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Mansfield for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 August 2024. Open since 2023, with 72 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
NG19 8BBWhat 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, 21 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children show they feel safe and secure in the caring and nurturing environment that staff create. Babies reach out to a familiar member of staff and beam with happiness as they play together. Staff in the baby room understand the importance of supporting babies to make firm attachments to a key adult in their care. They use extensive settling-in sessions to build relationships with parents and ensure they have key information to provide continuity in children's care.
Children behave well and create good relationships with others. Babies share paints as they make marks on paper, and toddlers help to prepare snack for their friends.
Older children learn to take turns to throw balls through a hoop and regulate their own emotions as they accept winning and losing in a sack race.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to use every opportunity to challenge children to think for themselves and build on what they already know n strengthen staff's skills and understanding of when and how to further extend children's communication skills.
- 21 August 2024Good
Still missing for Safe Haven 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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