What Ofsted grade does Shaping Futures have?

Shaping Futures was rated Good at its inspection on 5 January 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Shaping Futures take?

Ofsted registers Shaping Futures for 120 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Mansfield has 58.

How much does Shaping Futures cost?

Shaping Futures sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in East Midlands charges £165 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Shaping Futures 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 Shaping Futures how it offers them.

When was Shaping Futures last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Shaping Futures on 5 January 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Shaping Futures?

Nearby in NG20: Langwith Junction Childcare, Next Generation Day Nursery, Chestnuts childcare.

Shaping Futures

Day nursery in Mansfield, NG20. Part of the Nottinghamshire council area.

34 - 36 Sherwood Street, Warsop, Mansfield, NG20 0JW

120 places

2012 registered with Ofsted

18 of 27 in our Mansfield ranking

£123 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, East Midlands average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 5 January 2023

Ofsted grades for Shaping Futures, inspection of 5 January 2023
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

Shaping Futures sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in East 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	£128	£404
2 years old	£130	£411
3 to 4 years old	£123	£389

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

Shaping Futures against Mansfield

	Shaping Futures	Mansfield average
Places	120	58
Ofsted outcome	Good	85% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Shaping Futures

What Ofsted grade does Shaping Futures have?: Shaping Futures was rated Good at its inspection on 5 January 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Shaping Futures take?: Ofsted registers Shaping Futures for 120 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Mansfield has 58.
How much does Shaping Futures cost?: Shaping Futures sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in East Midlands charges £165 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Shaping Futures 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 Shaping Futures how it offers them.
When was Shaping Futures last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Shaping Futures on 5 January 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Shaping Futures?: Nearby in NG20: Langwith Junction Childcare, Next Generation Day Nursery, Chestnuts childcare.

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.