Shapes Day Nurseries Limited
Outstanding★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Reigate for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2011, with 104 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 Surrey
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Surrey 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
RH2 7NZWhat 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, 15 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this exceptional setting. Staff provide an extraordinary learning environment, which children delight in exploring. Children and families are at the heart of this excellent setting. Children are highly motivated and engaged. They talk animatedly about 'science week' and the experiments they are doing. Children are incredibly happy and content and their behaviour is exemplary. Staff are excellent role models. They celebrate all children's achievements and children demonstrate very high levels of confidence and self-esteem. Staff prioritise children's emotional well-being. Children happily care for and cuddle their friends.
Staff have very high expectations of children. They are intently focused on ensuring children have excellent opportunities to develop their language and social skills and they nurture children's interests and fascinations extremely well. They provide a wealth of exciting and engaging activities and opportunities that fascinate children and plan a curriculum which is tailored superbly to children's individual needs and interests. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are excellently supported. All children make excellent progress from their starting points and are completely ready for the next stage of their learning journey.
- 15 March 2023Outstanding
- 20 July 2017Outstanding
- 9 January 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Shapes Day Nurseries Limited
- 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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