Opening hours
7:30am – 6:00pm, 51 weeks of the year (excluding bank holidays)
Paper Moon Day Nursery in Lincoln (LN6 7TH)
Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2024)
Number of places
34 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2024
Local authority
Lincolnshire
About this day nursery
Paper Moon Day Nursery at Boultham Park in Lincoln provides a nurturing environment for children, operating 51 weeks a year, excluding bank holidays, from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm. This 34-place nursery prides itself on offering a homely feel where a dedicated team of childcare practitioners delivers high-quality care and education.
The nursery caters to various age groups with a specialised baby unit for under 2s and funded sessions starting from 9 months. They prepare fresh meals on-site to ensure children receive nutritious food throughout the day.
The nursery is Ofsted registered and accepts tax relief vouchers, offering discounted full-time places. Security is a priority, with a facial recognition system in place.
Parents consistently praise the warm and friendly staff who make sure children feel special and engaged in a variety of activities, fostering learning and development. The nursery emphasises working closely with parents to support developmental milestones and keep them updated on their child's progress, creating a home-away-from-home atmosphere for the children.
What it's like
Children are shown respect and their voices are heard in the nursery. Staff encourage children to develop independence and an understanding of how to keep themselves safe.
Homely FeelDedicated StaffFunded Sessions AvailableFresh Meals On-SiteSpecialised Baby Unit
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
Tax-Free Childcare15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds
Pricing on request
This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.
Key facts
Session types
Full-time places, Funded Sessions from 9 months upwards
Age range
9 months+
Term time / All Year
All Year
Food
Fresh meals prepared on site
Established
2004
Waitlist
limited places for 2 year old funding
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Paper Moon Day Nursery
Last inspected 11 April 2024
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
Children are shown respect and their voices are heard in the nursery. Staff encourage children to develop independence and an understanding of how to keep themselves safe.
Inspector highlights
- Children are shown respect and their voices are heard.
- Children show kindness and are supported to share.
- The manager and staff plan and implement a curriculum that helps children to progress in their learning.
- Staff support children who speak English as an additional language to have a sense of belonging in the nursery.
- The manager uses additional funding that some children receive effectively to support their individual needs.
Areas to develop
- 1provide more closer monitoring of staff's practice, particularly in the toddler room, to ensure that the curriculum for communication and language is delivered consistently well, so all children benefit from high-quality back-and- forth interactions.
Inspection #10335778 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The manager uses additional funding that some children receive effectively to support their individual needs. For example, this helps to provide one-to-one support from staff to implement specific targets for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Equipment is purchased to provide a cosy space for children to go to help them regulate their behaviour.
Outdoor space
The inspector observed the quality of education during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. Children are asked to be 'helpers of the day' and are responsible for tasks, such as standing at the front of a line in preparation to go outside.
Parent Reviews of Paper Moon Day Nursery
4.6
(9)
Joshua Tucker
7 years ago
"Moon Child" They say I made the moon Everything was in the dark No memories at all Just a tiny freezing wind in my back As I was sitting there Singing a song they had never heard before Suddenly, a voice told me "Keep on singing, little boy And raise your arms in the big black sky Raise your arms the highest you can So the whole universe will glow" My first vision was a bush growing down the river And I couldn't stop crying Something was missing I realized I was in love with a voice I called it, again, and again But all I heard was the echo in the light
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Carlos Márquez-Godoy (JustCarlos)
in the last week
Lovely staff, always stay in contact and keep me updated on my little one. Would recommend to any parent
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Kyle Richards
in the last week
Brilliant nursery, amazing team and our kids have built some great relationships with the staff. Couldn't recommend this group enough.
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Amy Donner
a month ago
Absolutely fantastic nursery, lovely staff and a great manager and deputy. Everyone is super friendly and knows their stuff when it comes to the children, the children are absolutely the heart of this nursery and everyone treats them as such. We’ve had 2 children at this nursery and they’ve been exceptional for both, highly recommend.
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Kamila Delray
a month ago
My daughter has attended Paper moon since she was 4months old. She has developed so much in such a short period of time and I know the staff give her as much care and attention as I would if she was at home with me.
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Inspection history
Date: December 2011
- April 2024Good
- June 2018Good
- September 2014Good
- December 2011Good
Frequently asked about Paper Moon Day Nursery
About the setting
Paper Moon Day Nursery registered in 2004 and is situated in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The nursery employs 10 members of childcare staff, with eight holding appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except for one week at Christmas and bank holidays, from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
- URN
- EY272011
- Registered person
- Paper Moon Nurseries (Mansfield) Ltd
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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