Opening hours
Monday to Friday : 7:30 AM - 6:30PM
Building Blocks Nurseries
Ofsted: Expected standard·
1.0(1 parent reviews)
·Branches Lane, Holbeach, Spalding, PE12 7BE · Lincolnshire
Number of places
65 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2025
Local authority
Lincolnshire
About this day nursery
Building Blocks Nurseries, located in Spalding, Lincolnshire, provides childcare for children aged 0-4 years. Registered with Ofsted on 08/08/2023, the nursery operates Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
The setting prides itself on placing children's welfare and well-being at the core of its work, ensuring policies and procedures are rigorously reviewed and refined. Leaders and staff foster a nurturing environment where all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, can develop confidence, resilience, and self-belief.
They work closely with parents to provide tailored support, reviewing progress and utilising additional funding purposefully. While the outdoor area for babies has seen positive development, the outdoor learning for toddlers and pre-school children is an area for continued enhancement, aiming to better meet their developmental levels and extend their physical abilities.
The nursery actively supports children in making healthy choices and values and celebrates differences, encouraging empathy and kindness among peers. Parents consistently express full confidence in their child's key person, highlighting their understanding of routines, preferences, and needs.
Our ethos
Building Blocks Day Nurseries aims to provide the highest quality day nursery provision, supporting children from 3 months to 5 years to acquire necessary skills and secure foundations for lifelong learning. They are committed to creating a nurturing learning environment where children feel safe, secure and happy, offering an inspirational educational atmosphere of awe and wonder. The nursery works closely with families to ensure individual needs are at the centre of their approach, and prioritise the security of children by adhering to health and safety guidelines.
What it's like
Children enjoy coming to the setting and take part in a range of activities that support their learning and development. They settle well and show trust in the staff, knowing a cuddle is always available when needed. Children are supported to manage their feelings and behaviour, and staff provide reassurance and guidance when children need help to express themselves or resolve a small conflict.
Welfare-focusedNurturing environmentStrong safeguardingPositive attachmentsHealthy choices
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
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Request pricing →Key facts
Age range
3 months to 5 years
Established
2023
Ofsted Inspection — new report card
Expected standard
Last inspected Nov 2025
Grade summary
Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.
Category grades
AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Building Blocks Nurseries
Last inspected 12 November 2025 · Kirstyn Moffat
What it's like to attend
Children enjoy coming to the setting and take part in a range of activities that support their learning and development. They settle well and show trust in the staff, knowing a cuddle is always available when needed. Children are supported to manage their feelings and behaviour, and staff provide reassurance and guidance when children need help to express themselves or resolve a small conflict.
Inspector highlights
- Children's welfare and well-being are at the core of the nursery's work.
- Children demonstrate positive attachments to staff during group activities.
- Children actively make healthy choices and decisions for themselves.
- Children make encouraging progress across the areas of learning, showing curiosity and persistence.
- Children are learning to value and celebrate differences, showing growing empathy and kindness towards others.
Areas to develop
- 1Leaders should develop all staff's understanding of the support available for children who are disadvantaged, those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and others who may face barriers to their learning and/or wellbeing, so that the impact of this provision is strengthened further.
- 2Leaders should strengthen the outdoor learning curriculum to offer well-sequenced teaching that supports children's exploration and physical development.
Inspection #2748301 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Leaders and staff provide a nurturing environment where all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, can develop confidence, resilience and self-belief. They work directly with parents to put the right support in place to help close gaps in learning and ensure all children can progress. Leaders review evidence of children's progress to make informed decisions on additional funding, ensuring support is purposeful, and follow recommendations from external agencies to support children's targets.
Outdoor space
While the outdoor area for babies is having a positive impact on their physical strength and movement, the outdoor learning for toddlers and pre-school children does not yet sufficiently meet their developmental levels or extend their physical abilities.
Parent Reviews of Building Blocks Nurseries
1.0
(1)
Rebecca F
a month ago
I never got to experience my child go to the nursery after doing settling in days and having a start date decided. I tried to amend the start date due to not realising the government funding would not be in place for a couple of weeks, after a few back and forth emails I agreed to let her start on the original date we have agreed on and pay private. However, I never received a email for confirmation back, despite emails after to prompt a response. Ringing and leaving several messages with the American operators, and voicemails. I even went up to the actual nursery after a week of no responses and assured someone would let me know today what's going on as she's meant to start tomorrow. Still nothing, Not even "I'm sorry but we can't do that start date anymore" or "we don't have the space to take your child right now".. just nothing... You can't ring and speak to anyone at the actual nursery even if your child is attending, just leave a request of call back or message a app. Which I find quiet un-easing, especially when I had left so many calls back to never be responded to. Thankfully I'm in a position I have someone who can look after my daughter when returning to work or I would have been left in a complete mess. A real shame that the higher management seems to be so poor communicating anything, when the actually workers looking after the children are so lovely.
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Inspection history
Most recent inspection
12 November 2025
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
View full Ofsted reportFrequently asked about Building Blocks Nurseries
About the setting
Building Blocks Nurseries registered with Ofsted on 08/08/2023. It is a childcare on non-domestic premises located at Branches Lane, Holbeach, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 7BE. The setting operates Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 18:00. Albert Nathanial Watson is the registered person.
- URN
- 2748301
- Registered person
- Watson, Albert Nathanial
- Day care type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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