The Early Learning Camp
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Coventry for babies from a few weeks old up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2018, with 90 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We are proud to offer funded places in line with government schemes.
Worth knowing. An Opt-Out Policy is available, allowing parents to decline additional services while still accessing their funded entitlement.
What childcare usually costs in Warwickshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Warwickshire 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
CV7 9FWWhat 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, 1 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff are kind and nurturing towards children. This helps children to feel safe and secure. Staff support children to explore their environment, which captivates their interest. Babies have lots of space to practise their gross motor skills. For instance, they eagerly pull themselves up on equipment and make their way around the room. Staff praise babies for their efforts and are on hand to assist where required.
On the whole, children behave well. Staff acknowledge how even the youngest of children are feeling when they become slightly unsettled. This supports children's emotional security. Staff teach older children about empathy. This helps children to understand that some of their behaviour is unwanted.
The curriculum is rich and varied. This helps children to flourish and thrive. The nursery has excellent facilities for all children to experience the awe and wonder of outdoors. Children receive learning experiences outdoors tailored to their individual needs. They enjoy planting seeds and watching them grow. The vegetables are then used to make their own soups or for parents to take home and cook with children. Younger children enjoy listening to stories which staff tell in animated voices. Older children use their imagination as staff take them on an aeroplane journey. They collect their bags from their pegs and take their pretend passports to go through airport security to board a plane. Children say they are going to Paris and will visit a zoo.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to further embed the curriculum to continually enhance children's learning so they make even more progress n improve staff organisation when transitioning between nursery activities and routines so children are consistently engaged in their learning.
- 1 March 2024Good
- 13 September 2021Good
- 4 February 2020Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Early Learning Camp
- What it costs
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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