What Ofsted grade does The Railway Children have?

The Railway Children has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 13 November 2025. Its most common grade is strong standard in 4 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can The Railway Children take?

Ofsted registers The Railway Children for 21 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Rugby has 64.

How much does The Railway Children cost?

The Railway Children 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 The Railway Children 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 The Railway Children how it offers them.

When was The Railway Children last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected The Railway Children on 13 November 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near The Railway Children?

Nearby in CV23: Coton Park Day Nursery, The Old Rectory Nursery, The Old Station Nursery, Dollman Farm.

The Railway Children

Day nursery in Rugby, CV23. Part of the Warwickshire council area.

Railway Children, The Crescent, Brinklow, Rugby, CV23 0LR

21 places

2023 registered with Ofsted

6 of 20 in our Rugby ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Strong standard in 4 of 6 Inspected 13 November 2025

Ofsted report card for The Railway Children
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

The Railway Children 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.

The Railway Children against Rugby

	The Railway Children	Rugby average
Places	21	64
Ofsted outcome	Strong standard in 4 of 6	80% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about The Railway Children

What Ofsted grade does The Railway Children have?: The Railway Children has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 13 November 2025. Its most common grade is strong standard in 4 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can The Railway Children take?: Ofsted registers The Railway Children for 21 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Rugby has 64.
How much does The Railway Children cost?: The Railway Children 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 The Railway Children 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 The Railway Children how it offers them.
When was The Railway Children last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected The Railway Children on 13 November 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near The Railway Children?: Nearby in CV23: Coton Park Day Nursery, The Old Rectory Nursery, The Old Station Nursery, Dollman Farm.

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.