Young Tots Nursery
Good★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Lincoln for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2024. Open since 1992, with 42 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
LN2 4USWhat 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, 8 April 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are supported to develop their communication and language skills. For example, in the toddler room, staff sing nursery rhymes with children. In the preschool room, children sit well, listen and take turns in conversations during group times. This helps them to learn skills for their move on to school.
Children are supported by staff to feel safe and secure, especially when they are new to the nursery. For instance, staff spend time with new children, offering them comfort and reassurance. They distract children when they become upset, for example by showing them books or taking them to play in the garden. These strategies help children to settle. Children show positive relationships with staff.
When they initiate play, staff are quick to follow their lead. This includes playing peekaboo with children in the toddler room when they look under tables. Children laugh with staff, anticipating when they will see them. Children show an understanding of strategies that are implemented by staff to help them manage their behaviour, such as when children struggle to share toys. Staff ask children what they need to get and they reply 'a sand timer'. They use this as a visual prompt to help them understand how long they have to play with a toy before they need to pass it to their peers.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff in the toddler room to provide children with consistent opportunities to wash their hands to help prevent the spread of infection n help staff to support children to understand their own and others' backgrounds and cultures, to help them to reflect on their differences and understand what makes them unique.
- 8 April 2024Good
- 22 June 2018Good
- 3 September 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Young Tots Nursery
- 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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