Sutton Tots Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Hull for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2021. Open since 2006, with 36 places.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
HU7 4TDWhat 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.
- 12 December 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 8 November 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff have high expectations for children's learning and know the children very well. They recognise the skills they want children to learn and the knowledge children need to build upon. Staff provide a stimulating learning environment both indoors and outdoors. Children learn about the changes in temperatures and how to keep themselves warm by moving around. They jump up and down pretending to exercise. Children move confidently around the setting, making their own play choices from the interesting variety of activities on offer.
Children form strong bonds with the adults who care for them. Staff nurture and reassure children, ensuring their individual needs are well supported. They recognise what helps children to settle and this helps build children's confidence to explore the environment.
Children begin building friendships with their peers. They display excellent behaviour and staff support them to make positive relationships with others and learn social skills. Children are considerate to their friends, and staff praise them as they share and take turns. Children offer to share the tools as they create birthday cakes. They delight when staff comment on their lovely manners.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance staff understanding and practice of how to help children develop their mathematical skills n support staff to use questioning even more effectively to extend children's learning.
- 8 November 2021Good
- 14 February 2017Good
- 7 August 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sutton Tots Day Nursery
- 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.
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