Zig Zag Day Nursery Corby
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Corby for babies from 6 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 2017, with 62 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Funded places for eligible children from 9 months old; Funded hours for 2-year-olds from low-income families; Universal funded hours for all 3- and 4-year-olds; Extended funded hours (up to 30 hours) for eligible working families.
Worth knowing. Funding can usually be used across a mix of sessions, subject to availability.
What childcare usually costs in North Northamptonshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Northamptonshire 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
NN17 1PNWhat 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, 15 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff greet children with a warm welcome when they arrive, and children are eager to say hello. Children who need support to separate from their parents are managed with sensitivity and gentleness by staff. They give children lots of reassurance and cuddles as they successfully distract children and show them what they can play with. As a result of the staff's positive approach, children are happy and confident at nursery. They confidently choose what they want to do.
Staff encourage children to take part in messy and sensory play experiences.
Children select the paint colours they want and squeeze the paint into the tray themselves to prepare for painting a picture. Children are curious and interested in the activities, and they play well together. Staff are consistent in their approach and use clear reminders and explanations to help children work together and be aware of others. Children thoroughly enjoy taking part in the activities with staff and remain engaged for significant periods. Staff support children with their mathematical learning. Children use different-sized containers and scales to scoop sand and weigh it. Staff help children understand the concepts of heaviest and lightest, as they encourage them to compare the bigger and smaller containers to see the difference.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review and improve the organisation of some daily routines, so the youngest children do not have to wait too long when activities change, and staff help them understand what is happening next n help staff develop skills to be even more effective in differentiating language to the age and stage of the children.
- 15 July 2024Good
- 20 February 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Zig Zag Day Nursery Corby
- What it costs
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
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