Full-day nursery in Monks Park, Coventry
Rocking Horse Kindergarten
Rocking Horse, Day Nursery, Giles Close, COVENTRY, CV6 4DZ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since March 2013Reference EY459971Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 18 August 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places65 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Rocking Horse, Day Nursery, Giles Close, COVENTRY, CV6 4DZ · More nurseries in CV6
Stations
- Coventry Arena23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Leeder Close, Richard Joy Close and Maymorn Day Centre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Holbrooks Park2 min walk
- field park12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Coventry there are about 4.7 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Rocking Horse Kindergarten is a full-day nursery at Rocking Horse, Day Nursery, Giles Close, COVENTRY, CV6 4DZ, in Monks Park, Coventry. It is registered for 65 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.9 from 34 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Simnir Ltd.
Run by Simnir Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Parkgate Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Whitmore Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected September 2024 0.5 miles
- John Shelton Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Holbrook Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Joseph Cash Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.9 miles
- Keresley Grange Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Rocking Horse Kindergarten's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rocking Horse Kindergarten Good at its inspection on 18 August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rocking Horse Kindergarten take?
Rocking Horse Kindergarten is registered with Ofsted for up to 65 children at any one time.
Who runs Rocking Horse Kindergarten?
Rocking Horse Kindergarten is run by Simnir Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Rocking Horse Kindergarten?
Coventry Arena is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Rocking Horse Kindergarten?
You can call 024 7666 7855 and visit rockinghorsekindergarten.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY459971 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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