Wollaton Park Preschool
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Nottingham for babies from 9 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:15 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £48.60 a day for 2 year olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 1969, with 35 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 months to 2 years9m to 2y | £67.149am-3pm | £33.57Morning (9am-12pm) or afternoons (12pm - 3pm), 3 hrs | |
| 2 year olds2y to 3y | £48.609am-3pm | £24.30Morning (9am-12pm) or afternoons (12pm - 3pm), 3 hrs | |
| 3 or 4 year olds3y to 4y | £34.509am-3pm | £17.25Morning (9am-12pm) or afternoons (12pm - 3pm), 3 hrs | |
| All ages | – | £5.00Breakfast club |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 hours of government funded places for all pre-school children aged three and up, and for eligible children aged two; 30 hours for those who qualify; expands to children aged from 9 months in September 2025.
What childcare usually costs in Nottingham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Nottingham 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
NG8 1GRWhat 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, 18 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are well settled, and they receive warm interactions from attentive staff.
Children demonstrate they are happy, safe and secure as they confidently explore their environment. They make their own choices about where they play and decide to play outdoors. When they find it tricky to put on their coats and hats, staff encourage them to keep trying until they manage it. Children jump and clap with excitement at their achievement and skip outside. They develop their physical skills, including coordination and balance, as staff guide them to complete an obstacle course. Staff support children to take managed risks as they jump off the equipment.
Children learn about the properties of ice as staff provide tools and help children to safely hammer and break the ice. Staff talk to the children about what they are doing to support their language and understanding. These strong interactions support children to become confident communicators. Children talk about their experiences while they play and use newly learned words such as 'frozen' and
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- monitor staff's practice more closely to identify weaknesses in their knowledge, teaching practice and areas for improvement.
- 18 January 2024Good
- 18 April 2018Good
- 14 December 2017Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Wollaton Park Preschool
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £48.60 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.