Abberley Preschool
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Abberley for from 2 years up to school age, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 1992, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Funded early education places.
What childcare usually costs in Worcestershire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Worcestershire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
WR6 6AZWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 17 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are content and happy at this welcoming setting. They form secure relationships with the kind and caring staff team. Staff gather a range of information from parents about children's care needs and prior learning during their settling in sessions. They use this information to plan a meaningful curriculum around children's interests and developmental needs. All children make good progress in their learning and development.
Children behave well. They understand the pre-schools rules and display good sitting, looking and listening skills during group activities, such as morning circle time. Children are confident to answer staffs' questions and accurately recall the days of the week. Staff support children's early counting skills. They help them to recognise numbers as children find the date from the board. Children benefit from regular opportunities to be physically active and play outdoors in the fresh air. They work with staff to build tall towers. Children are proud of their achievements. They use mathematical language, such as 'tall' to describe the size of the tower. Staff support children to be independent from an early age. Young children learn to pour their own drink and older children manage their personal care. Staff provide children with unique experiences that promote their understanding of the world and how to care for living things. For example, the link school reception class join the pre-school children to attend a visit from the 'animal man'. Children are very excited and listen attentively as he talks to them about the insects and birds. Some children enjoy close up experiences and opportunities to handle the creatures.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance performance management to precisely identify areas for staff development to raise the quality of teaching to an outstanding level n strengthen the key person arrangements to fully support children's individual needs at all times and help them to make the best possible progress in their learning and development n provide children with more experiences to help them to gain an effective understanding of how to keep themselves safe in the sun and when they might be at risk when using digital technology.
- 17 July 2024Good
- 14 November 2018Outstanding
- 17 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Abberley Preschool
- What it costs
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.