The Good Shepherd Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Woodthorpe for children from birth to 8+, open 08:05 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2006, with 28 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
NG5 4PTWhat 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, 28 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are welcomed warmly by friendly and engaging staff. They quickly settle into the inviting and safe environment and find an activity of their choosing. Staff help children to construct 3D models from magnetic tiles. They discuss with children if they want to construct 2D or 3D shapes. Staff demonstrate how to construct as children create models and talk about shapes during their play.
Children work together harmoniously as they develop their imaginative skills. They create drinks in the mud kitchen. They watch intently as they pour muddy liquid into a mug, exclaiming, 'I've made hot chocolate!' Staff help children to think about what they could add. Children select herbs, using their senses to smell and touch them. They add them to their concoctions.
Staff help children to practise their small-muscle skills as they dip paintbrushes into paint and make marks on paper. Staff talk to the children about what they have created. Children learn to handle tools and manipulate play dough. They use their developing muscle skills to squash and mould the play dough into shapes. Staff plan activities that help children to think about initial and rhyming sounds in words.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to help children understand how their behaviour affects others and why rules and boundaries are in place n review the management of routines to ease transitions and waiting times to help maintain children's focus.
- 28 June 2023Good
- 14 November 2017Good
- 18 April 2017Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Good Shepherd 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.