Zoe's Childcare Newgate Lane
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Mansfield for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 16:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2022. Open since 2014, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
2 Year Funding low income/ none working families, 3 &4 Year old funding, 30 hours funded childcare 9 month to 4 Year.
Worth knowing. Meals & snacks for the three full days are charged at £3 per meal or a healthy packed lunch can be provided. We do not have facility to store in the fridge or reheat food.
What childcare usually costs in Nottinghamshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Nottinghamshire 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
NG18 2LBWhat 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, 17 June 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Upon arrival, children settle quickly into the family orientated nursery and engage in the activities on offer. Children independently select the toys and games they wish to play with and play happily with their friends and staff in the setting.
Children behave well, they work together to push ride-on vehicles and have races.
When children want the same toy the staff support children to resolve the conflict for themselves. Children have a warm attachment with staff, when required they are happy to go with them to have their nappies changed and to have their wet clothes changed after water play.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide support to staff who may need further guidance with planning the provision for children with SEND
- ensure the curriculum for developing communication and language for the youngest children builds on what they already know and need to know next.
- 17 June 2022Good
- 13 September 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Zoe's Childcare Newgate Lane
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- 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.
- 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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