Scallywags Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Oakham for babies from a few weeks old up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 2006, with 93 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We offer the funding on a stretched basis only, up to a maximum of 22 hours a week over 51.5 weeks of the year we are open (including bank holidays).
Worth knowing. The wraparound hours or additional hours (i.e. ‘Payable’ hours) are calculated by the nursery based on our fee structure, with payments required monthly.
What childcare usually costs in Rutland
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Rutland 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
LE15 6NTWhat 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.
- 9 September 2021Good
- 14 October 2019Needs improvement
- 17 April 2019Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Scallywags Day Nursery
- What it costs
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.