Serendipity's Day Nursery and Pre-school
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Newark for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2025. Open since 2007, with 59 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 1LPWhat 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, 13 March 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children receive comfort from staff who are responsive to their immediate needs.
For instance, when very young children fall to sleep, staff rub their tummies to soothe them. Older children confidently give staff cuddles to show them affection.
Younger children are supported to sit and listen during group times. For instance, staff divide children into smaller groups, which helps them to focus and engage more effectively.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on staff's interactions with younger children to more effectively support their early speaking skills n support staff to help children manage conflicts for themselves n strengthen the sharing of information about children's individual learning between the children's key person and other staff.
- 13 March 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 11 April 2019Good
- 9 June 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Serendipity's 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.