William Gladstone Childcare
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Newark 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 February 2023. Open since 2011, with 62 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 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
NG24 4HUWhat 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, 23 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children happily come into nursery with their parents. They hang their belongings up on a peg, wave goodbye and find something to play with. Children engage in their environment and activities for prolonged periods of time. Children behave well. They understand what is expected of them and know the routines. Staff prompt children appropriately, for example, when they need reminding to walk inside.
Children continue to be happy throughout the day; they smile and laugh frequently. In the garden, children run around together, holding hands and giggling. Children work together. They fill the water tray up and they take it in turns to turn the tap on and off, filling a large bowl. They hold a side each, lift it up and walk to the water tray. They smile as the water tips out into the tray. Children are polite to one another and use manners. While children play, they accidently drop their pretend food on the floor. Other children come over to help pick it up and the children say 'thank you'.
Children are confident and they show off skills they have learned to visitors.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop the consistency of interactions with children, to ensure that all staff are expanding children's vocabulary n support staff to identify quieter children, to enable them to fully take part in play experiences and activities n support staff to develop their interactions with children, to ensure that they are working towards children's next steps for their ongoing learning.
- 23 February 2023Good
- 14 March 2017Good
- 17 June 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for William Gladstone Childcare
- 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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