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Diggory's Day Nursery # Diggory's Day Nursery Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Good (Jan 2024) · 5.0 (1 parent reviews) · The Village Hall, Southfield Lane, Beckingham, DN10 4FX · Nottinghamshire Number of places 19 places Age range 0–3 yrs Last inspected Jan 2024 Local authority Nottinghamshire About - About - Pricing - Ofsted - Inclusion - Reviews - FAQ - [About](#about) - [Pricing](#pricing) - [Ofsted](#ofsted) - [Inclusion](#inclusion) - [Reviews](#reviews) - [FAQ](#faq) Email Nursery ## About this day nursery Diggory's Day Nursery is situated in the charming rural village of Beckingham, Nottinghamshire, surrounded by picturesque greenery and a well-equipped play park. The nursery is designed to foster free thinking and enriched learning through a main exploring room featuring various activity stations. Founded by Sophie Wilkinson, an experienced primary school teacher with a passion for early years education, the nursery aims to provide a safe, stimulating, and inclusive environment. Their philosophy is centred on curiosity, wonder, enriched play, and nurturing an atmosphere of love. The nursery is committed to creating good problem solvers and independent thinkers, encouraging kindness, creativity, and celebrating the uniqueness of each child. They also prioritise purposeful learning opportunities to develop fundamental literacy and mathematics skills, as well as physical movement and coordination. Diggory's Day Nursery ensures that all children, including those with special educational needs and disabilities, feel valued, empowered, and confident in exploring their interests. Our ethos Here at Diggory’s Day Nursery, we provide a safe and stimulating environment filled with curiosity, wonder, enriched play and a sprinkling of love. What it's like Staff have built positive relationships with children and their families, which helps children feel confident and happy at nursery. Children are eager to engage with a variety of resources that cover all areas of early learning. Staff use children's interests to create stimulating environments. Rural setting Focus on free play and critical thinking Experienced founder ## Pricing & funding Fees are charged for full day or half day sessions. Full day sessions run from 8am to 6pm, while half day sessions are available in the morning or afternoon. The nursery is open Monday to Friday. - Full day price £47.50 / day - Half day price £27.00 / session Good to know - Full day sessions run from 8:00am to 6:00pm. - Half day sessions are 8:00am to 1:00pm or 1:00pm to 6:00pm. - The nursery is open Monday to Friday. ## Key facts Opening hours Monday to Friday 8:00am to 6:00pm Term time / All Year All Year ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of Diggory's Day Nursery Inspection date Jan 2024 Inspection no. 10305134 Safeguarding arrangements are effective [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50239733)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/2648535) Visit or enquire ### Book a show-around Most settings reply within 48 hours. Schedule a VisitContact NurseryJoin Waitlist Get in touch ### Contact Reveal phone number Contact Nursery [ Visit website ](https://www.diggorysdaynursery.co.uk) The Village Hall, Southfield Lane, Beckingham, DN10 4FX [© Mapbox](https://www.mapbox.com/about/maps) [© OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright/) [Improve this map](https://apps.mapbox.com/feedback/?owner=bettersearch&id=cmr0xkm3n001m01shcu7igkjr&access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYmV0dGVyc2VhcmNoIiwiYSI6ImNtcjB4NzVvNDA0ZTkycHF5Z3g3aWNtZWcifQ.h8Ni35tijJSAoESKsGArhg#/-0.82153/53.3966/14) [](https://www.mapbox.com/) ## Explore day nurseries near Beckingham - [Day nurseries in Beckingham](/search?q=Beckingham) - [Day nurseries in East Midlands](/search?q=East+Midlands) Is this your nursery? Claim this listing to add photos, pricing, and respond to enquiries. [Claim this listing](/claim?nursery=diggory-s-day-nursery-limited-dn10-4fx-2648535) Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted rating for Diggory's Day Nursery Last inspected 17 January 2024 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 Staff have built positive relationships with children and their families, which helps children feel confident and happy at nursery. Children are eager to engage with a variety of resources that cover all areas of early learning. Staff use children's interests to create stimulating environments. Inspector highlights - Staff and managers understand child development and identify areas of focus from assessments to enhance activities. - Staff support children to develop a love of reading by encouraging them to read and linking it to activities. - Staff develop children's communication through repetition, single words, and signs. - Staff help children develop friendships and independence, prompting them to join activities and take ownership of their lunches. - The arrangements for safeguarding are effective with an open and positive culture. Areas to develop - 1 support staff to be consistent with their expectations, to ensure children understand how they are expected to behave - 2 develop the consistency of staff interactions within free play activities to extend learning beyond what children already know. Inspection #10305134 · Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50239733) Inclusion & environment ## How they support every child Outdoor space Managers plan to develop their resources to support children further with their mathematical learning, such as offering more number and shapes outside. ## Parent Reviews of Diggory's Day Nursery 5.0 (1) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocKdGGeixhiUKAWK9Zz8P0C85wISKKPKuKdGEEkN1Va3NGyP7g=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Hayley Marshall 9 years ago This is a wonderful local preschool that my daughter has attended for the past two years (since age 2), and I plan for my younger daughter to do the same. The staff are experienced and friendly, and clearly really care for the children and enjoy helping them develop. As its a smaller group my daughter has really gained in confidence and independence, and knows all the other children by name (including those older and younger than her). They are also able to go for lots of local trips out - on the bus to the library, to the local shops, fire station, windmill and soft play area as well as others. I couldn't recommend them highly enough. [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNnNVotZGdBRRAB!2m1!1s0x4879000fe25ca897:0x3e8733c46e70235f) Reviews from Google for Diggory's Day Nursery. [See all on Google Maps](https://maps.google.com/?cid=4505626870966920031&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) Inspection history Most recent inspection 17 January 2024 Good Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published. [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50239733) ## Frequently asked about Diggory's Day Nursery ### Where is Diggory's Day Nursery located? ### What stands out about the nursery’s care and learning? ### What outdoor space does the nursery use? ### Who founded the nursery? ### How many places does Diggory's Day Nursery have? ## Nearby day nurseries in Beckingham Other Ofsted-registered day nurseries close to Diggory's Day Nursery. - [ Ofsted: Good 1.9 mi ### Riverside Day Nursery Gainsborough · DN21 2DY 5.0(8 reviews) ](/nursery/riverside-day-nursery-dn21-2dy-ey395028) - [ Ofsted: Good 2.6 mi ### Gapa Nursery Gainsborough · DN21 1NL ](/nursery/gapa-nursery-dn21-1nl-2844136) - [ Ofsted: Good 2.7 mi ### YMCA Beginnings Day Care Gainsborough · DN21 1NY ](/nursery/ymca-beginnings-day-care-dn21-1ny-ey395902) - [ Ofsted: Good 3.6 mi ### Lea Pre-School & Kids Club Gainsborough · DN21 5EP 5.0(9 reviews) ](/nursery/lea-pre-school-kids-club-dn21-5ep-ey437985) [See all nurseries in Beckingham →](/search?q=Beckingham) ### Are you the owner of this nursery? 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