Toddlers University
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Nottingham for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2023. Open since 2016, with 72 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Eligible children can access 15 or 30 hours of free childcare per week.
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 2EDWhat 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 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children in this setting settle quickly. Staff greet children with enthusiasm and a smile. They encourage children to separate confidently from their parents. The children immediately join in with routines and play with their friends. Staff carefully consider the support they give children when learning to be independent. They teach children to hang up their coats, tidy up and wash their hands by themselves from an early age. Staff encourage children to use good manners and speak kindly to each other. Children demonstrate they have learned this as they take turns with paintbrushes and chalk when making marks outside.
Staff help children to develop their physical skills. They carefully plan activities and show children how to balance and climb on equipment safely. Children know how important it is to hold onto the handrail so they can independently walk upstairs to the pre-school room. Staff support children's good behaviour. They encourage children to say 'sorry' if they make mistakes. Staff consistently remind children of the expectations and rules so children understand what is expected of them.
Children receive lots of praise from staff when they do something well. This means children feel valued, and it helps to build their self-esteem.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the links between the curriculum intent and the delivery of activities to meet the learning needs of each child and to build on what they already know and can do n support children to understand the importance of good oral health.
- 6 November 2023Good
- 28 February 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Toddlers University
- What it costs
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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