Barnett Wood Pre-School
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Ashtead for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 08:30 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £10.00 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2012, with 44 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
We charge £10/hour for all children who are not eligible for government funding or are attending for more hours than we can claim funding for .
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
Universal Entitlement funding of up to 15 hours funded early education per week, Working Parent Entitlement and FEET funding (Free Early Education for Two year olds).
Worth knowing. Children can only claim funding at the setting if they attend for a minimum of 4 sessions per week. Voluntary consumables charges apply unless parents opt out.
What childcare usually costs in Surrey
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Surrey 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
KT21 2DFWhat 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, 12 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the setting happily as they say goodbye to their parents. They thoroughly enjoy their time in this exceptionally welcoming and nurturing preschool. They form incredibly strong emotional attachments with their peers and the staff. Children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure in their environment.
They confidently seek out their peers and adults to join them in their play. Children receive reassurance from extremely warm and caring staff. As a result, children have respect for each other and delight in helping each other achieve tasks.
Children receive constant praise for their achievements. This supports their selfesteem and positive attitude to learning.
- 12 May 2023Outstanding
- 14 September 2017Outstanding
- 7 March 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Barnett Wood Pre-School
- Meals
- Nappies
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 £10.00 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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