Sudbrooke Pre-School Playgroup
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Lincoln for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:00, 4 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 1994, 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
LN2 2SHWhat 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, 17 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are greeted warmly into this welcoming pre-school. Most children are very keen to arrive and confidently leave parents at the door. If children are unsettled, staff support their emotional well-being and help them to feel secure. For example, they encourage them to wave to their parents through the window and then engage them in play. Children behave well. They learn how to share and to understand rules of the games they play. Children take it in turns to match pictures when they play a game of picture dominoes with their friends.
Staff know the children well and provide opportunities for them to extend their learning. For example, when children show an interest in weighing scales, staff show them how to use them, explaining it is used to weigh objects. Outside children are physically active. They develop strength in their legs and coordination when they pedal tricycles with excitement. Children are supported to develop a love of books and stories. They are asked to follow instructions in books, such as to pretend to blow a monster away. This helps children to take an active part in the story telling and to concentrate and listen.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop a more consistent approach to sharing information about children's development with other early years settings children also attend n help staff to gather information from all parents about their children's interests and what they already know on entry.
- 17 November 2022Good
- 16 January 2017Good
- 19 November 2012Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sudbrooke Pre-School 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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