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Milby Nursery and Kids Club

Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2025)
·Milby Nursery & Kids Club, Milby Drive, Nuneaton, CV11 6JS · Warwickshire
Number of places
50 places
Age range
2–5 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2025
Local authority
Warwickshire

About this day nursery

Milby Nursery and Kids' Club, located in Nuneaton, offers comprehensive childcare services throughout the year for children aged 2 to 11. It provides full day care, along with before and after-school care for those attending Milby Primary School, and a holiday club during school breaks for all primary school-aged children.

The nursery is dedicated to fostering a nurturing, secure, and stimulating environment where children can thrive, develop social skills, and prepare for primary education. Milby Nursery prioritises the welfare and safety of children, collaborating with families, external agencies, and the community to ensure each child receives the best possible start in life and is protected from abuse.

The nursery has received the National Day Nursery's 'Quality Counts' Platinum Award, affirming its commitment to providing an exciting range of indoor and outdoor activities that promote development and well-being. The facility features different rooms tailored to age groups, such as the Yellow Room for two-year-olds and the Red Room for preschool children, each designed with various learning and play areas to encourage imagination, social interaction, language development, problem-solving, and fine motor skills.

Additionally, the nursery offers an 'Outdoor Adventurers/Forest School' programme, leveraging a woodland setting on the school grounds for nature-based learning experiences that build self-esteem, confidence, and physical activity through activities like bug hunts, bush craft, and campfires.

Our ethos

Milby Nursery and Kids' Club is committed to providing a nurturing, secure, and stimulating environment that prepares children for primary education. They emphasise child welfare and safety, working with families and the community. The nursery offers a Forest School programme focused on nature-based learning, aiming to build self-esteem, confidence, and physical activity.

What it's like

Children thrive in a calm, welcoming and inclusive environment, arriving happily, settling quickly, and feeling safe. They develop positive attitudes to learning, behave well, and form friendships. Staff support children to cooperate, learn to take turns, and engage enthusiastically in a broad range of carefully planned activities.

All-year-round provisionBefore and after-school clubHoliday clubForest School programmeNDNA Quality Counts Platinum Award

Pricing & funding

Fees are based on a voluntary contribution model for funded days to cover essentials and extra services. Parents are requested to pay a daily charge to support nursery sustainability, though this is not a condition of accessing funded hours.

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare

Good to know

  • Voluntary Essentials and Extras contribution requested for funded days.
  • Charges are not a condition of accessing funded hours.

Key facts

Opening hours

Nursery core day: 9am-3pm; Kids' Club: 8am-5:15pm; Holiday Club: 8:30am-4pm

Session types

Full daycare, Before and after-school club, Holiday club

Age range

2 to 11 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2012

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Milby Nursery and Kids Club

Last inspected 25 September 2025 · Katie Taylor

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 thrive in a calm, welcoming and inclusive environment, arriving happily, settling quickly, and feeling safe. They develop positive attitudes to learning, behave well, and form friendships. Staff support children to cooperate, learn to take turns, and engage enthusiastically in a broad range of carefully planned activities.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders have designed a curriculum that promotes independence.
  • Children benefit from a wide range of rich learning experiences that broaden their understanding of the world.
  • Staff interact warmly with children, model and repeat language, extend vocabulary and use visual supports.
  • Children behave well and their behaviour is managed by staff effectively.
  • Children with SEND receive highly effective support.
  • Leaders maintain strong oversight of the nursery by evaluating their provision and seeking parent and staff views.
  • Children are well prepared for school.
  • Parents speak positively about the nursery.

Areas to develop

  • 1provide staff with further support and guidance to extend children's thinking during interactions to deepen children's learning further
  • 2strengthen partnerships with parents further to promote healthy lunch choices, so that children develop a stronger understanding of the importance of eating well and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
Inspection #10414168 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

parents of children with SEND emphasise their satisfaction with the tailored support and strong partnership working. They explain that they are well informed every step of the way. In addition, parents state that they feel that their children's needs are identified quickly and effective support is put in place.

Parents speak positively about the nursery. They say staff are approachable, communication is open and their children make visible progress.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders and staff identify children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) early and ensure they receive effective support. Children with SEND receive highly effective support. Staff identify concerns early, collaborate with external agencies and deliver targeted interventions. Parents of children with SEND emphasise their satisfaction with the tailored support and strong partnership working. They explain that they are well informed every step of the way. In addition, parents state that they feel that their children's needs are identified quickly and effective support is put in place.

Outdoor space

Staff use a timer to support children to take turns as they play outside. Children explore autumn through texts, art and outdoor play.

Inspection history

Date: March 2013

  • September 2025Good
  • March 2020Outstanding
  • March 2013Outstanding

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