The Day Nursery At Oakham
Good★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Oakham 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Good by Ofsted in February 2022. Open since 2018, with 64 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 Rutland
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Rutland 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
LE15 7TUWhat 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.
- 27 January 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 28 February 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children appear happy and enjoy learning in the cosy, welcoming environment created by staff. They confidently seek reassurance from staff and demonstrate close relationships with them. This has a positive impact on children's emotional development. It helps ensure they feel safe and secure. Children are confident and eager to do things for themselves. They listen to staff's instructions and guidance.
Children practise using cutlery and utensils as they independently serve their own dinner. They learn how to wash their hands and demonstrate an awareness of familiar daily routines.
Children enjoy sharing their keen imagination and make choices from a range of easily accessible resources. Pre-school children create a 'snowman' outside using different natural materials. They work together, persevering to lift and stack logs and wood slices to create a tower like shape. They talk with staff about what else the snowman needs. The children excitedly run and search for objects that could be parts of it's body, such as bushy branches for arms and leaves for eyebrows.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - differentiate adult-led activities further to ensure the developmental needs of younger children are consistently supported n provide children with further support in explaining and managing their feelings, so they can learn to resolve their own conflicts during play.
- 28 February 2022Good
- 17 January 2020Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Day Nursery At Oakham
- 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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