Visit checklist: Battery Park Nursery
Take this list to every nursery visit: ask the same questions everywhere so you can compare like with like. It covers your child's day, staff and safety, learning, food, and the money questions parents most often wish they had asked. Print it, or open it from a nursery's page to pre-fill what we already know.
Battery Park Nursery
- Address
- Battery Park Pavilion, Greenock, PA16 7QG
Check for this nursery
- We have no published fees for this nursery: ask for the full price list, including extras.
- We do not know which funded hours this nursery offers: ask about 9-month, 2-year-old and 30-hour places.
- Ask whether they accept Tax-Free Childcare.
- Ask whether meals are included in the fee.
Your child's day
- Who will be my child's key person, and how do they settle new children?
- What does a typical day look like for my child's age group?
- How much time do children spend outdoors, and in what weather?
- How do you handle naps, and can you follow my child's routine?
- How do you support children who are not yet talking, or who speak another language at home?
Staff and safety
- What are your staff-to-child ratios in each room, in practice and not just the legal minimum?
- How long have the room leaders worked here? How often do staff leave?
- Who is your designated safeguarding lead, and how would you tell me about a concern?
- How do you record accidents, and how do you tell parents?
- Who can collect my child, and how do you check?
Learning and development
- How do you plan activities around each child's interests and stage?
- How will you tell me about my child's progress, and how often?
- Who is your SENCO, and how do you work with families and outside specialists?
- How do you prepare children for starting school?
Food and health
- Are meals cooked on site? Can I see a menu?
- How do you manage allergies and special diets?
- What is your policy when a child is unwell, and how quickly must I collect?
Money and contract
- What is the day rate for my child's age, and when does it change?
- How do funded hours work here: term-time or stretched, and which days and times?
- What do you charge on funded hours (meals, consumables, trips)? What happens if I bring my own food?
- Is there a registration fee or deposit, and is it refundable?
- How much notice do I need to give to change days or leave?
- Do you charge for bank holidays, closure days or when my child is ill?
- Do you accept Tax-Free Childcare?
Look out for
- Are children engaged and calm? Do staff get down to their level?
- Is the setting clean, safe and well kept, indoors and out?
- Does the latest Ofsted report match what you see?
- How do staff talk to each other and to parents at pick-up?
Notes
Next steps
Assumptions
- Questions are general to nurseries and pre-schools in England. Childminders and nannies work differently: see our guide comparing them.
Questions parents ask
How many nurseries should I visit?
Two or three is usually enough to compare. Visit at least one during a normal morning rather than only at an open day, so you see the rooms as they usually run.
What should I take to a nursery visit?
This checklist, your questions about fees and funded hours, and your child if you can: watching how staff greet them tells you a lot.
Should I read the Ofsted report before visiting?
Yes. Read the latest report and note anything you want to ask about. Since November 2025 nurseries get report cards with a grade for each area rather than one overall grade.