Smiley Faces Day Nursery Ltd
Outstanding★ 3.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Telford for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 July 2023. Open since 2004, with 50 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 Telford and Wrekin
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Telford and Wrekin 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
TF1 2JAWhat 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, 28 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enter this inspirational nursery with excitement and are warmly greeted by the enthusiastic staff. Parents are invited to walk their children into their appropriate rooms and discuss their children's experiences and routines with their key person. This provides staff with an excellent understanding of the children's needs for the day and allows them to support them with nurturing individual care.
Staff are attentive to children's needs and help them to feel safe and loved. The inspirational team of staff display kindness and compassion to the children and each other. They demonstrate positive communication and use of manners. This provides children with positive role models and promotes exemplary behaviour throughout the nursery.
Children take part in stimulating multi-sensory activities, where they explore resources and experiment by mixing and pouring ingredients. They play cooperatively and share resources, managing their own learning and solving problems independently. The experienced staff offer stimulating questions and encourage children to extend their vocabulary. For instance, when staff ask what is happening to their mixtures, children describe that the jelly dissolves in water. At lunchtime, staff take part in engaging conversations with children about healthy eating. Children confidently explain that it is okay to eat a variety of foods in moderation.
- 28 July 2023Outstanding
- 2 January 2018Good
- 5 June 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Smiley Faces Day Nursery Ltd
- 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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