Tortoise Nursery
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Telford for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £42.75 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2000, with 42 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £37.75Short Day £42.75 | £28.75PM, 5 hrs £30.75AM, 5.5 hrs | £10.00 |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £8.80 a day daily fee for optional extrasincludes Meals and snacks: breakfast, lunch, and light tea.
Funded hours
Government-funded early education places for eligible 3- and 4-year-olds.
Worth knowing. We do not charge for the funded entitlement hours, and access to these places is not conditional on the payment of any fees. However, we do make reasonable charges for optional extras and additional services that are not covered by the government funding. These charges are entirely optional and will always be clearly explained in advance.
What childcare usually costs in Telford and Wrekin
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Telford and Wrekin 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
TF1 2EHWhat 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, 17 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive at this inspirational nursery. They are greeted warmly by friendly and welcoming staff. The nursery team nurtures strong relationships with children and their families. Parents bring children into their room and chat with staff when they arrive. This helps children settle well and helps them to be ready to learn.
Staff know children very well and establish trusting relationships with them. They get to know their personalities and what they like to do.
Children are intrigued and deeply curious to explore the extensive variety of learning activities that have been thoughtfully planned by knowledgeable staff. For example, older children are completely immersed in their endeavours to make play dough, which has evolved from an ongoing interest in texture and consistency.
- 17 March 2023Outstanding
- 1 August 2017Good
- 29 April 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Tortoise Nursery
- 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.
- Is £42.75 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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