Trinity Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Gainsborough 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 October 2022. Open since 2012, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Up to 30 hours of free childcare a week; EYE Funding stretched 12 hours (minimum 3 hours blocks) over 47.5 weeks per year.
Worth knowing. EYE Funding sessions must be taken in minimum 3 hour block; Funding Declaration Forms and Parent Contracts must be completed prior to the child starting.
What childcare usually costs in Lincolnshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in 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
DN21 1JPWhat 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, 4 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive smiling and eager to play in the welcoming environment created by staff. They have close bonds with staff and confidently seek a reassuring cuddle for comfort when needed. Children develop firm friendships with the other children who attend the nursery. Staff praise children for being caring as they invite others who are new to the nursery to play alongside them and happily share their resources. Children confidently explain their ideas while exploring a variety of resources, such as a tray with conkers, funnels and tubes. They compare the different sizes of conkers and talk to staff about which ones will roll down the tubes faster and why. Children listen carefully to staff as they explain how to find out who can fill the funnels up the quickest. They laugh as they race one another to fill the funnels, developing their hand muscles as they grip scoops and different tools, including tweezers. Children practise their counting skills as they check how many conkers are needed to fill their funnel.
Children understand the behaviour expected of them by staff. They wait patiently in line to wash their hands before snack time. Two-year-old children show good concentration as they pour themselves a drink of milk using a jug. Children demonstrate good manners as they say 'please' and 'thank you' when asking for more fruit. When it is time to go outside, children independently find their wellies, remove their slippers and attempt to dress themselves.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop a sharper focus on supporting what each child as an individual needs to learn next during their chosen play n improve the support provided for children to develop their knowledge and skills during activities to ensure that enough challenge is provided and their learning is fully extended.
- 4 October 2022Good
- 25 April 2022Inadequate
- 25 October 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Trinity Day Nursery
- What it costs
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.