Toy Box Nursery Scunthorpe Limited
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Scunthorpe for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2022. Open since 2015, with 36 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Funded places to children aged 2,3 and 4 years.
What childcare usually costs in North Lincolnshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Lincolnshire 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
DN16 1AAWhat 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.
- 11 August 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 24 July 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 5 July 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Since the last inspection, leaders have reflected on the curriculum and made significant improvements to the way in which they teach. Children are highly engaged in learning about insects. Staff skilfully provide a wide range of learning opportunities relating to this interest. They show curiosity in their environment, hunting for ladybirds in the garden. They concentrate well on activities that they have chosen for themselves, as well as adult-led activities. As a result, they make good progress across all areas of learning.
Children's communication and language skills are well supported. Babies happily babble during play. Adults repeat the sounds they make and model single words, such as 'star'. Staff repeat children's sentences, using the correct pronunciation.
They use stories to introduce new words. Children confidently talk about their learning, saying 'If it has a shell, it's a snail'. They are developing a good understanding of the world around them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- further strengthen the good teaching practices by naming children's emotions, so that they are even more able to understand and manage their own feelings.
- 5 July 2022Good
- 21 July 2021Needs improvement
- 11 August 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Toy Box Nursery Scunthorpe Limited
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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