The Orchard Day Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Nottingham for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2022. Open since 1996, with 90 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
NG9 2ATWhat 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, 16 August 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children show a clear sense of well-being and belonging to this family run nursery.
When children arrive, they happily say goodbye to their parents. Children eagerly explore and investigate the good range of toys and activities that are available to them. Pre-school children's imagination and problem-solving development is supported well by staff. For example, children act out a familiar story about a troll.
Staff pretend to be the troll. They encourage the children to independently work out the best way to run away from the troll. Children squeal with excitement. They successfully climb out of the way or go lower on the bridge to move out of the way from the troll.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support less-confident staff to develop their interactions to inspire and excite children so that they can learn as much as they can n help staff to understand how to support intentions for children's learning so that they are consistently challenged.
- 16 August 2022Good
- 13 April 2016Outstanding
- 27 September 2011Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Orchard 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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