Welbourn Gardens Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Ermine East for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2022. Open since 2006, with 48 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 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
LN2 2DDWhat 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, 12 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children settle very quickly, especially if they are upset when they arrive. Children show positive relationships with staff and enjoy playing alongside them. They confidently talk to visitors and show them the artwork they create for their parents.
Children learn how to share and take turns with their friends, for example when they play board games. Children are independent in managing their self-care. They pour their own drinks and serve themselves food at mealtimes.
Children learn new skills, such as how to roll play dough flat and use cutters to make shapes with the dough. They are encouraged to make links with what they play with and familiar stories. For example, when younger children use play dough to make a shape of a person, staff say, 'You can't catch me, I'm the...', and children finish the sentence with, 'Gingerbread man'. Older children are excited to recall full phrases in favourite books and listen well when staff read stories with animation in their voice. Children develop their understanding of different occupations. For example, they show their imagination when they wear dressing-up costumes and pretend to be police officers. Additional funding that children receive is spent effectively, for example to purchase books and games to encourage their speaking skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to encourage older children to take turns in conversations and to listen to the views of others during planned activities n develop staff's understanding of how to organise some parts of the daily routine to ensure that older children are suitably engaged.
- 12 December 2022Good
- 8 February 2017Good
- 12 October 2016Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Welbourn Gardens 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.