The Old Station Nursery - Stratford-upon-Avon
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Stratford-Upon-Avon 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 August 2024. Open since 2004.
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 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
CV37 9JLWhat 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, 6 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Parents enter the nursery to drop off and collect their children. A well-planned induction for children provides time for staff to gather valuable information about each child's interests, likes and dislikes. Children's visits with parents help to ease the eventual separation, and children form close bonds with their key person. This supports children's emotional well-being and makes them feel secure in the environment. Staff are kind and nurturing. They respond quickly to children's emerging needs as they cuddle and reassure children. Staff teach children simple rules from an early age. They model good behaviour and remind children to use
'kind hands' with their friends. As a result, children begin to think about how their behaviour affects others.
The curriculum focuses in the main on the prime areas. This is appropriate for the age range of the children attending. There is some integration of the specific areas for older children, such as in mathematics. This challenges their learning further.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider how strategies can be used more effectively to encourage children to articulate their feelings and emotions n support staff to review how teaching can inspire children's learning so that they gain the very best out of all activities.
- 6 August 2024Good
- 1 December 2022Good
- 22 July 2022Inadequate
- 28 January 2014Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Old Station Nursery - Stratford-upon-Avon
- 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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