Bideford Baptist Pre-school
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Bideford for from 1 year 6 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. £4.50 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 1992, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
From September 2026 our hourly rate will be £4.50 for any child not receiving funding.
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
We accept government funding for 3-4 year olds + 2 year old funding +the working entitlement funding for children from 18 months.
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
EX39 2JRWhat 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, 8 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are well cared for in this friendly pre-school. They arrive happily and are warmly welcomed by staff. Staff know children and their families very well. They plan activities designed to help children move on to the next stage in their development. Leaders ensure children learn about a wide range of interesting topics, such as Chinese New Year. They regularly monitor the progress children make and adjust the curriculum where necessary.
Children become immersed in their play. Younger children focus as they create paintings in the outdoor area. They experiment with different colours and movements as they learn to effectively use paint brushes. Older children concentrate as they create their own pretend meals in the toy kitchen. They carefully scoop vegetables, using spoons, into bowls and put their creations in an imaginary oven. Staff offer praise and encouragement as children play. Children demonstrate high levels of esteem and play well alongside their friends.
Children learn to keep healthy. They find out about the importance of oral hygiene and excitedly brush their teeth after lunch. Staff promote physical development well. Children show delight as they learn to hit shuttlecocks high in the air using badminton racquets. They learn to wait patiently for their turn on the bikes and then practise pedalling around the outdoor area. Behaviour is good.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- implement additional strategies to help younger children and those who have limited speech to communicate their needs to staff n target support more effectively to encourage children to stay focused during group learning times.
- 8 February 2024Good
- 9 May 2018Good
- 11 January 2018Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bideford Baptist Pre-school
- 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 £4.50 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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