Shaping Futures
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Mansfield for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2004, with 54 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 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
NG20 0AQWhat 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.
- 26 March 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 8 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and feel safe in this family-focused nursery. They get lots of cuddles throughout the day from attentive staff, who know them well. Babies have a wonderful time as they develop their ability to walk independently while staff praise their achievements. Young children who speak English as an additional language feel settled. Staff ensure texts in their home language are available in familiar everyday formats. For example, staff use packets of food and newspapers from children's home life in the role-play area.
Children respond positively to the high expectations of staff. They are active, curious and keen learners. Children become totally enthralled as they make potions, dressed up as scientists, while staff play alongside them. The enthusiasm staff bring to the activity ensures that children remain focused and show sustained thinking. Children make independent choices about what they would like to play with and are confident in what they can do. Toddlers enthusiastically stack blocks to create towers in the construction area. They display resilience and resolutely try again if their tower falls.
Children respond well to the staff's high expectations for their behaviour and follow the clear, age-appropriate boundaries. Children learn right from wrong because staff discuss the consequences of children's behaviour with them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff further to develop their teaching to ensure they give children enough time to think and respond to questions they ask in order to extend children's language skills.
- 8 November 2022Good
- 11 November 2016Good
- 1 May 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Shaping Futures
- 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.