Wishing Well Day Care Coventry
Good★ 3.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Coventry for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 2021, 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 Coventry
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Coventry 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
CV4 8FTWhat 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.
- 26 January 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 26 July 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 12 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The provider has made the necessary improvements in the setting since the last inspection. All staff have completed background checks, and training has been received to ensure that they meet paediatric first aid requirements. Staff have received support to improve the effectiveness of their teaching, and the arrangements for children's learning ensure that children make continual progress.
On arrival, children receive a warm welcome from the staff. Staff are nurturing and gentle, helping children feel safe and secure in their care. Children are keen to come inside and engage in play with their peers. For example, they happily sit together to look at books, giggling and pointing to the pictures. Others sit comfortably in the staff's laps while they listen to stories and turn the pages when it is time.
Children behave well because staff help them understand the behaviour that is expected of them. Staff use gentle guidance and explanation so that children know how to be kind to their friends, take turns and use their good manners. In general, children gain the skills and understanding they need to prepare them for the next stages of their learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- make effective use of the time spent with parents when children first start to gather information about their child's prior learning that informs the plans for their next learning from the outset n use information gained from assessment to focus the plans more sharply for children's next learning so that they receive the support to make the most progress they are capable of.
- 12 November 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 26 June 2024Inadequate
- 14 September 2023Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Wishing Well Day Care Coventry
- 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.