Tingers Childcare
Day nursery in Lincoln, LN5. Part of the Lincolnshire council area.
Queens Park Community Hub, South Park, Lincoln, LN5 8EWWhat Ofsted found
Outstanding Inspected 18 July 2024
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
The highest of the four grades Ofsted gave before report cards. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Tingers Childcare 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.
Tingers Childcare against Lincoln
| Tingers Childcare | Lincoln average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 44 | 60 |
| Ofsted outcome | Outstanding | 85% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Tingers Childcare
- What Ofsted grade does Tingers Childcare have?
- Tingers Childcare was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 18 July 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Tingers Childcare take?
- Ofsted registers Tingers Childcare for 44 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Lincoln has 60.
- How much does Tingers Childcare cost?
- Tingers Childcare 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 Tingers Childcare 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 Tingers Childcare how it offers them.
- When was Tingers Childcare last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Tingers Childcare on 18 July 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Tingers Childcare?
- Nearby in LN5: Children's Links - RAF Waddington, Bassingham Preschool and Tree Tops, Portland Kindergarten Limited.
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.