Southfields Pre-School
Good★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Nottingham for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 1999, with 27 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
NG13 8JGWhat 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, 25 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children show excitement to go with staff on woodland walks. They understand some ways in which they can keep themselves safe when they walk with staff near roads. For instance, when staff ask children what they need to do, children reply that they need to hold hands. Children show that they enjoy being physically active. They rest their bodies over tyres and swing back and forth. When children climb up rope nets, they are supported by staff to take turns with their peers.
Children develop the muscles in their hands when they copy staff to use hammers to tap golf tees into potatoes. Children learn about natural objects. For instance, staff show and explain to them that fir cones close when they are wet.
Children are supported by staff to understand about their own and others' feelings and emotions. For example, staff talk to younger children about their friends being sad if they take toys from them. When staff read older children stories about feelings, they ask them what makes them feel excited. Older children say that they are excited for Christmas. Children are supported to persevere in their play. For instance, when they attempt to complete inset puzzles, staff offer suggestions, such as to turn the puzzle pieces around. This results in children completing puzzles on their own.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the sharing of information between children's key person and other staff so that children's learning and development are further supported during their self-chosen play n review the organisation of daily routines to support all children to be engaged in learning.
- 25 November 2024Good
- 18 December 2018Good
- 3 July 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Southfields Pre-School
- 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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