Yellow Brick Road, Bracebridge Heath
OutstandingBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Lincoln 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Outstanding by Ofsted in August 2024. Open since 2019, with 55 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
LN4 2PZWhat 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, 28 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are superbly well-prepared for school. The provider has created a highlyeffective unique curriculum for children's learning. This focuses on connections with the local community and the environment. Leaders rigorously check the progress of all children at the nursery. Children show that they are developing extremely well.
Leaders consider how their curriculum can provide the maximum benefit to all children, particularly those who are disadvantaged. They make sure that children who may need extra help gain most from staff support.
Staff support children's well-being expertly. Before personal care, staff check with babies that they are happy for their nappy to be changed. Staff wait patiently for babies to respond by speaking or through signing. This helps even the youngest children to feel highly respected and their opinions valued.
- 28 August 2024Outstanding
- 15 March 2022Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Yellow Brick Road, Bracebridge Heath
- 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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