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Coteswood House Pre-School and Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2023)
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5.0(1 parent reviews) ·Coteswood House Pre-School, 19 Thackerays Lane, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 4HT · Nottinghamshire
Number of places
38 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2023
Local authority
Nottinghamshire

About this day nursery

Coteswood House Pre-School and Day Nursery, established in 1937, provides a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged nine months to five years in Woodthorpe, Nottingham. The nursery focuses on fostering independence, social skills, and confidence through a unique 'Coteswood way' that encourages children to be curious, confident, and creative learners.

They believe in celebrating individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for every child's development. The nursery offers a 'home from home' atmosphere with newly refurbished, inviting rooms, and adheres to 'Coteswood Promises' promoting kindness, compassion, self-belief, responsibility, and positivity.

They offer a variety of enriching activities, including weekly Forest School sessions led by a qualified practitioner and regular community outings to places like farms, shops, and libraries. Coteswood House maintains an open-door policy for parents and utilizes the Famly App for daily communication, including sharing photos and learning observations, alongside twice-yearly parent evenings and annual reports to ensure strong parent-nursery partnership.

Our ethos

The nursery's 'Coteswood way' encourages children to be curious, confident, and creative learners, celebrating individuality and fostering independence, social skills, and confidence. They uphold 'Coteswood Promises' of kindness, compassion, self-belief, responsibility, and positivity.

What it's like

Children show genuine levels of happiness and enjoyment, motivated by exciting activities like exploring capacity with spring-themed play dough. Toddlers learn self-care skills, explore new objects, and benefit from outings to local places like the pet store, flower shop, and library, promoting their understanding of the local community.

Established 1937Forest SchoolFamly App communication

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
  • Registration Fee (non-refundable, credited against first invoice)£100.00 / session
  • Full Week (9m-5yr)£340.00 / week
  • Full Day (9m-5yr)£75.00 / day
  • Short Day (9m-5yr)£62.50 / day
  • Early Bird (9m-5yr)£5.00 / session

Key facts

Food

Meals, drinks and snacks prepared on site by nursery chef are inclusive in standard fees. Non-mandatory charges apply for funded sessions.

Opening hours

07:30 - 18:00 Monday - Friday

Age range

9 months - 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Coteswood House Pre-School and Day Nursery

Last inspected 28 February 2023 · Sharon Alleary

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children show genuine levels of happiness and enjoyment, motivated by exciting activities like exploring capacity with spring-themed play dough. Toddlers learn self-care skills, explore new objects, and benefit from outings to local places like the pet store, flower shop, and library, promoting their understanding of the local community.

Inspector highlights

  • Children show genuine levels of happiness and enjoyment.
  • Staff provide opportunities for children to follow a healthy lifestyle and develop physically during their forest school experiences.
  • Children experience a language-rich environment, where their vocabulary develops well.
  • Staff promote children's literacy skills well.
  • Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities well.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen staff interactions so that children can develop their communication skills even further.
Inspection #10246515 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities well. They work in partnership with parents to signpost them to the relevant agencies and personalise the help and care they offer to children. As a result, children make good progress.

Outdoor space

Children paint during their outdoor play using natural objects like twigs and flowers. Staff provide opportunities for children to follow a healthy lifestyle and develop physically during their forest school experiences. Staff captivate children's imaginations outside through good-quality interactions; for instance, children enjoy looking for 'Monty', their resident pretend monster, and excitedly dash around the area to collect mud and sticks to paint a picture for Monty.

Parent Reviews of Coteswood House Pre-School and Day Nursery

5.0
(1)

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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2023

Date: October 2016

  • February 2023Good
  • June 2022Requires improvement
  • October 2016Good

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