Serendipitys Day Nursery and Pre-school
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Newark for children from birth to 8+, open 07:15 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 2005, with 38 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
NG24 3AHWhat 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, 19 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy. Staff have positive relationships with children and their families. Children separate from their parents well and when needed, staff give children a cuddle. Children are confident. Younger children wave and smile at visitors. Older children approach visitors frequently to talk to them. Children respect one another. For example, when pre-school children play a game, they wait for their turn and tell each other when it is their turn next.
Children understand the nursery routines. Younger children are supported to get ready for their morning walk. As staff get ready to put them in the pushchair, younger children put their arms out to reach for staff to lift them into the pushchair. Children understand what is expected of them and they behave well.
For example, at group times, children sit and look at the staff member and eagerly wait to find out what is happening next.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - support staff to develop their interactions with children further to consistently introduce children to vocabulary beyond what they already know n further develop processes to support staff to be clear on how they can improve their practice, to enhance children's experiences.
- 19 December 2022Good
- 14 March 2017Good
- 16 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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