Serendipitys Day Nursery and Pre-school
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Bingham for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2022. Open since 1998, with 105 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We do offer free government places for both the 15 hours and 30 hours. 15 hour funding is automatic for all 3 and 4 years olds. However 30 year funding is only available to those parents that are eligible.
Worth knowing. Please note that you may still be charged for extra’s like consumables, nappies and trips.
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
NG13 8ATWhat 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.
- 13 March 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 15 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Babies confidently explore their environment, and staff watch closely as they climb up three steps and happily go down a small slide. They enjoy playing with a tray of coloured cornflour. Babies copy staff when they show them how to sprinkle the cornflour and how to make patterns in it using small objects, building their fine motor skills as they do so. Staff are warm and encouraging, and praise babies as they try out new things. Older children build their fine motor skills further as they pretend to wrap presents at Christmas time. They carefully wrap paper around toys and use scissors to cut pieces of tape, showing high levels of concentration as they stick the paper together.
Children work together to complete a floor puzzle with colourful pictures of different modes of transport. A member of staff helps them to develop their conversation skills by encouraging them to talk about times when they have been on a train or an aeroplane. Children enjoy playing outside. They build on their physical skills as they play on a swing and climb on tyres. They practise balancing as they walk across a low beam and proudly say, 'Look at me!' when they get to the other side.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide opportunities to further children's awareness of different cultures through resources and activities to help them to learn about what makes themselves and others unique.
- 15 December 2022Good
- 3 January 2017Outstanding
- 15 May 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Serendipitys Day Nursery and Pre-school
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- 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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