Upton Crickets Day Nursery Ltd
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Newark for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £73.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2024. Open since 2014, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated April 2026.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £73.00 | £43.50Half Day, 5 hrs | £14.00In addition to half-day price |
Discounts
- 5% Children attending full time (5 days a week) will receive afull time (5 days a week), booked in advance
- 5% We offer 5% discount for siblings when paying for 2 or moresiblings, paying for 2 or more children
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Worth knowing. If you use government funded hours, you are free to use them at anytime during the day as you wish. You will not be charged extra for lunch or any activities.
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
NG23 5TGWhat 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, 24 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the nursery keen and eager to start their day. They are welcomed at the door by friendly, caring staff who know them well. This helps children feel safe and secure. The baby room staff are calm and nurturing. Babies smile and babble at staff and turn to them for cuddles and reassurance when needed. They have ample space to crawl and strengthen the muscles they will need to be able to eventually stand and walk. Staff clap and cheer as babies who are new to crawling move towards a toy. Babies show delight at being cheered on, and they clap along with the staff.
Pre-school children and toddlers know the routine and what is expected of them.
They confidently choose where and what they want to play with. When pre-school children become frustrated that they cannot use a toy crane to pick up a brick, staff encourage them to think about what they could do differently. Children confidently suggest ideas about how to attach and lift the brick, which the staff encourage them to try. Children celebrate when they are successful at lifting and moving a brick with the crane. They show pride in their achievements. Staff praise the children for working together to solve the problem and for their good thinking.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff's knowledge of how to support children's communication and language skills further n share purposeful information with parents to help them extend their children's learning at home.
- 24 October 2024Good
- 14 December 2023Needs improvement
- 11 July 2023Inadequate
- 15 August 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Upton Crickets Day Nursery Ltd
- Youngest age taken
- 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 £73.00 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.
- 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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