Abbotskerswell Pre School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Newton Abbot for babies from 9 months up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £5.00 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2015, with 20 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
unfunded sessions are £5 per hour
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
All children get 15 hours p/w free childcare from the term after they are 9 months old. Working families can apply for up to 30 hours of free childcare.
What childcare usually costs in Devon
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Devon 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
TQ12 5YFWhat 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, 29 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The manager and staff have a clear vision of what they want children to learn and achieve. Children enjoy a well-sequenced curriculum that builds on their skills and knowledge over time. Children are settled and happy. They show good levels of concentration in their chosen activities and enjoy playing alongside staff and their peers. Staff have established good relationships with the children. They are nurturing and support learning well. Children show high levels of confidence and independence. All children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), benefit from rich, varied learning experiences that develop their curiosity. Children feel safe and seek staff out for comfort or assistance when needed.
Children enjoy a wide range of learning experiences. They enthusiastically play indoors and outdoors. They are eager to learn and they show resilience when faced with challenges in their play. It is clear that children feel valued. Their efforts are praised and encouraged, and their good behaviour is celebrated. Children who have recently joined the setting are well supported. Staff help them with building friendships and understanding the daily routines.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop teaching practices to best support children to manage more of their own care needs.
- 29 June 2023Good
- 16 January 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Abbotskerswell Pre School
- 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.
- Is £5.00 an hour still the rate? 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.