What Ofsted grade does Dad's The Word have?

Dad's The Word was rated Good at its inspection on 5 July 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Dad's The Word take?

Ofsted registers Dad's The Word for 48 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Bridgnorth has 54.

How much does Dad's The Word cost?

Dad's The Word sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in West Midlands charges £175 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Dad's The Word offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Dad's The Word how it offers them.

When was Dad's The Word last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Dad's The Word on 5 July 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Dad's The Word?

Nearby in WV16: Poppets Nursery, Highley Minors Childcare Centre.

Dad's The Word

Day nursery in Bridgnorth, WV16. Part of the Shropshire council area.

Glen View, Ludlow Road, Bridgnorth, WV16 5NQ

48 places

2016 registered with Ofsted

3 of 3 in our Bridgnorth ranking

£133 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, West Midlands average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 5 July 2024

Ofsted grades for Dad's The Word, inspection of 5 July 2024
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Good
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

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What a place could cost

Dad's The Word sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in West Midlands, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£142	£449
2 years old	£138	£435
3 to 4 years old	£133	£420

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Dad's The Word against Bridgnorth

	Dad's The Word	Bridgnorth average
Places	48	54
Ofsted outcome	Good	100% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Dad's The Word

What Ofsted grade does Dad's The Word have?: Dad's The Word was rated Good at its inspection on 5 July 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Dad's The Word take?: Ofsted registers Dad's The Word for 48 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Bridgnorth has 54.
How much does Dad's The Word cost?: Dad's The Word sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in West Midlands charges £175 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Dad's The Word offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Dad's The Word how it offers them.
When was Dad's The Word last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Dad's The Word on 5 July 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Dad's The Word?: Nearby in WV16: Poppets Nursery, Highley Minors Childcare Centre.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.