Yellow Brick Road Daycare
Good★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Lincoln for children from birth to 8+, open 07:15 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 August 2023. Open since 2012, with 125 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 3EAWhat 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, 3 August 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are warmly greeted when they arrive by their key person, who gets down to their level to hold discussions with them. They benefit from staff following their routines at home and learning new routines in the nursery. For example, children in the toddler room know that when staff ring a bell, it is time to go indoors, take off their shoes and wash their hands before lunchtime. This routine, implemented by staff, helps children to know what to expect next supporting them to feel safe and secure. Children in the baby room laugh and kick their legs in excitement of staff placing them into a swing indoors. They show that they thoroughly enjoy this calming experience, as staff gently push them forwards and backwards.
Children in the baby room are encouraged to take their first steps. Staff hold out their arms to entice children to walk towards them. When children do this, staff clap their hands to reward children's achievement. This helps to raise children's self-esteem and understand what is expected of them. Children in the pre-school room learn about snakes and spiders. For example, staff help them to understand that some spiders live in different countries, and explain to children that if they see a grass snake, they must tell an adult. This helps children to understand how they can keep themselves safe. Staff introduce new words for children to learn, such as
'venom' and 'prey', helping to extend their vocabulary.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the support for staff to implement the expectations of rules and boundaries for toddlers and pre-school children n help staff to maintain all pre-school children's focus and attention during planned activities so they get the most from the learning offered.
- 3 August 2023Good
- 31 August 2017Outstanding
- 16 January 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Yellow Brick Road Daycare
- 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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