University Of Nottingham Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Nottingham for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 1995, with 67 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 Nottingham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Nottingham 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
NG7 2RDWhat 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, 21 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children's personal, social and emotional development is given priority, especially when they first start attending. Staff invite parents and children to attend taster sessions. This helps children to become familiar with staff and the environment and to feel safe and secure before they are separated from parents. Children show close relationships with staff. They sit on their knee and cuddle into them for comfort. Children behave well, are kind and helpful. Four-year-old children fetch their friends scissors to use, so they have a pair each. Two-year-old children help staff to sweep up rice off the floor.
Staff plan experiences to help children progress in their learning, such as to develop their mathematical skills. For example, staff ask children to recall how to make dough. Children show their understanding of measure and quantity and say that they use two cups of flour and one cup of water. When children ask staff how to make their dough flat, they show a positive attitude to learning new skills. For example, staff show them how to use a rolling pin. Children show a good imagination. For example, three- and four-year-old children work as a team to pull string that has a wooden log attached to the end. They confidently tell visitors that it is a 'log dog' and pretend to take it for a walk.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's understanding of how to support language development for children who speak English as an additional language n support staff to provide children with further opportunities to make independent choices in their play.
- 21 March 2022Good
- 9 December 2015Outstanding
- 28 November 2011Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for University Of Nottingham Day Nursery
- 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.
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