Victoria Centre
Good★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Wellingborough for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 June 2024. Open since 1999, with 25 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 North Northamptonshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Northamptonshire 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
NN8 1HRWhat 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, 5 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are very happy and settled at this calm and welcoming pre-school. They form strong relationships with staff, who provide an extremely caring and reassuring approach. Children feel valued and safe in their care. Children benefit from the well-thought-out environment that provokes curiosity. For instance, children experiment with sounds as they play the piano alongside staff. Staff use their teaching skills effectively to help the children think about what else they could do with the resources. For instance, staff show children how they can add herbs to dough to create different smells and textures while building their hand strength as they squeeze and stretch dough.
Staff are excellent role models who have high expectations of children's behaviour.
They support children to gain good personal, social and emotional skills through stories and activities that help them understand their own emotions. For example, children learn to use colours to express how they are feeling. Staff reward children for their achievements and recognise the positive impact this has on children's selfesteem. For example, staff provide lots of praise and encouragement when helping children to make paper aeroplanes. Children listen closely to instructions, folding the paper carefully. Everyone cheers as the paper aeroplanes fly through the garden. This supports children in developing their resilience and confidence in their capabilities.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's skills to support older children to remain consistently engaged in purposeful play.
- 5 June 2024Good
- 29 June 2018Good
- 25 February 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Victoria Centre
- 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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