The Village Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Cottingham for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2023. Open since 1991, with 50 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We receive Nursery Education Funding for eligible 9 month olds and 2-year olds (to start the term after they turn 9 months /the term after their 2 nd birthday) for a maximum of 30 hours per week, (38 weeks per year). All 3 and 4 year olds can access the 15 hours Nursery Education Funding, the term after they turn 3, with no eligibility requirements , working parent eligibility is required for 30 h.
Worth knowing. Please note that any meals taken, or hours booked in addition to your Nursery Education Funding will be privately invoiced as per the nursery price list. Trips or activities will also be charged privately.
What childcare usually costs in East Riding of Yorkshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in East Riding of Yorkshire 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
HU16 4LXWhat 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, 20 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
All children have regular opportunities to enjoy the large outdoor space together.
They excitedly dress up on the outdoor stage and proudly show other children and staff their costumes. Children climb over crates confidently. They enjoy clambering on large tractor tyres and throwing soft bricks to each other. Children show respect for one another and enjoy playing with their friends. They carefully plant sunflower seeds in pots and draw sunflower plants on the brick wall with chalk. Children are intrigued when staff compare heights with the sunflowers.
Children access a variety of books and some take pride in reading the story to staff. Older children carefully pour their own drinks. Children wash their faces and brush their teeth independently after lunch. Babies snuggle in with responsive staff when they choose to. They confidently explore the environment and choose toys to touch and feel. Children enthusiastically join in and listen attentively. They try hard to roll out play dough themselves. When staff talk about a book they have read together, children remember and roll out an apple for the caterpillar. Children find their own tissue and know to wash their hands after using it.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- give children clear and consistent messages to support their healthy food choices n strengthen information-sharing with parents around their children's safe use of the internet, digital technology and social media at home.
- 20 April 2023Good
- 30 August 2017Good
- 20 August 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Village Day Nursery
- 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.
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