West Lodge Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Desborough for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2024. Open since 2017, with 92 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
NN14 2SHWhat 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, 30 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff care for the children attentively, supporting their emotional well-being.
Children seek out staff for reassurance when needed. Staff offer warm hugs and speak softly to all children. They sing as they rock the youngest babies to sleep.
Children have strong relationships with staff and feel safe and secure at the nursery.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff deployment further to support daily routine transitions and enable children to remain highly focused n support staff to introduce and use new words to increase children's vocabulary and enhance their communication and language skills.
- 30 October 2024Good
- 20 August 2019Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for West Lodge 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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