The Secret Garden
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Nottingham for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £74.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2005, with 56 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated April 2025 - September 2025.
| Age | Full day | Session | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £74.008am - 6pm | £46.50Half Day (8am - 1pm or 1pm - 6pm), 5 hrs | £365.00Full time weekly (Mon - Fri 8am - 6pm) |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £4.00 a day 7.30am starton request
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £7.00 a half day Meals for funded sessions - Half day
- £16.00 a day Meals for funded sessions - Full day
Discounts
- 10% 10% Discount on non-funded weeks only for 2nd siblings2nd siblings, non-funded weeks only
- 10% 10% Discount on non-funded weeks only for NHS employeesNHS employees, non-funded weeks only
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
GOVERNMENT FUNDED sessions for children from 9 months old, subject to eligibility.
Worth knowing. We charge an additional fee for meals for funded sessions: Full day £16, Half day £7. Discounts do not apply to children in receipt of government funding.
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
NG2 7PYWhat 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, 4 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are welcomed into a warm and inviting environment. They quickly develop a sense of security and belonging as they build positive relationships with staff.
Children greet staff and their friends with a smile and hug on arrival. They develop high levels of confidence and self-esteem. For example, babies offer the inspector a spoon to join in an activity. Children tell the staff what they want and need to support their play. They show determination to continue trying when activities do not go as planned, such as when building with light-up blocks.
Children explore the wide range of activities and resources available to them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support children who need additional support in more consistent and effective ways.
- 4 January 2023Good
- 6 January 2017Good
- 13 March 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Secret Garden
- 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.
- Is £74.00 a day still the rate? 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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