Skendleby Playgroup
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Spilsby for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 July 2025. Open since 2023, with 24 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 Lincolnshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lincolnshire 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
PE23 4QEWhat 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, 24 July 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are greeted warmly by staff when they arrive. Staff invite children to attend for shorter sessions before they attend full time, helping them to become gradually familiar with the routines, environment and staff. This helps children to settle. Very young children benefit from staff providing them with comfort and reassurance. For instance, staff stroke the side of children's faces to help them fall asleep. This contributes to children feeling safe in staff's care.
Children are supported to be independent. When children arrive, they know the routine implemented by staff. This includes children selecting items from their lunch box to put into the fridge. Older children take responsibility for wiping wet equipment in the garden before using it.
Children develop their physical skills. For instance, staff hold very young children's hands to support their balance when they begin to walk. Very young children reach for balls that staff suspend in the air, encouraging them to reach, grab and develop their hand-eye coordination. Staff show young children how to stack blocks on top of each other, giving them encouragement and praise to celebrate their achievements. This encourages children to keep trying and persevere. Older children show an enjoyment of listening to staff read stories. They remember familiar phrases in the stories from memory.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to involve all children during planned group time to encourage them to focus and build on their learning n share and gather information about children's development from other early years settings children also attend.
- 24 July 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 9 December 2024Needs improvement Safeguarding: Yes
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Skendleby Playgroup
- 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.