Treetops Vicar Water
Outstanding★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Clipstone for children from birth to 8+, open 07:15 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in July 2022. Open since 2010, with 56 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
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
NG21 9AAWhat 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.
- 4 July 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 25 July 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
From the moment the children arrive at this well-organised, high-quality nursery, they know that their day is going to be full of fun and excitement. They rush to their room with such eagerness that they forget to say 'goodbye' to their grown ups, who comment that their children are more excited to see their friends and staff. Babies are eager to take part in song times with staff. As staff begin to sing, babies make their way to the carpet, babbling, swaying and bouncing to the sound with joy. They choose large and exciting props for themselves from the song basket. The children demonstrate that they feel extremely safe and secure in the staff's warm and nurturing care. The babies smile, make noises and snuggle into staff members for comfort.
Older children become deeply engrossed in a wealth of captivating and highly challenging activities and experiences which staff expertly plan in detail. They show high levels of concentration as they search for bugs outside. When they find a bug, they decide together what it could be, saying: 'I think it's a water boatman because of its hard shell.' They use information books to search for pictures to compare.
Children demonstrate their extensive and very impressive language skills as they talk among themselves about different bugs, saying such things as: 'There is no water here so it must be a woodlouse, we need to search for a fact.' They independently create pictures and label their bug drawings, sounding out the words they need and forming the letters. They inform staff that they are making a 'fact file'. Children make exceptional progress and start school with an abundance of knowledge and skills.
- 25 July 2022Outstanding
- 29 January 2014Outstanding
- 13 June 2011Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Treetops Vicar Water
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? 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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