Alne Preschool Playgroup
Ofsted report card Feb 2026Birth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in York for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £6.75 a session. Inspected under Ofsted's new report card in February 2026. Open since 2013, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | £6.75After school care, 1.5 hrs £11.25After school care, 2.5 hrs £14.95Morning or Afternoon, 3 hrs |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £1.25 After school snack
- £1.90 Breakfastincludes Toast, cereal or a cooked option available each
- £3.08 Hot cooked meal
- £4.05 a session Lunch session
- £4.15 a session Breakfast club session
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
What childcare usually costs in North Yorkshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Yorkshire 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
YO61 1RTWhat Ofsted found, area by area
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives a standard in each of seven areas rather than one overall grade. Expected standard means it is doing what it should.
What 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.
- 23 February 2026Report card seven areas graded separately Safeguarding: Met
- 25 February 2020Good
- 7 December 2015Outstanding
- 18 September 2013Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Alne Preschool Playgroup
- Funded hours
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £6.75 a session still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? 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.