Bobtails Preschool
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Horley for children from birth to 5, open 08:45 to 17:15, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2023. Open since 2015, with 30 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
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
RH6 7JFWhat 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 December 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children make exceptional progress in their behaviour and self-care skills at this welcoming nursery. They are supported by dedicated staff who have the highest expectations. Children's behaviour is exemplary. Staff are impressively good role models. Children mimic staff's qualities in abundance, such as demonstrating their confidence and self-control, particularly when meeting new people. Staff cleverly show children how to put on their own coats and zip them up. They give children the time and opportunity to practise. Children show high levels of perseverance and patience, such as when they wait for their turn in a group activity. They smile with pride when they are praised by staff for their successful efforts. Children possess extremely positive attitudes to learning, and very high levels of curiosity and attention to detail.
Staff provide a good quality of education to children. They offer a stimulating learning environment, indoors and outdoors, which provide children with opportunities that they may not have experienced before. Children's physical health and communication skills are given high priority. Leaders effectively use additional funding to meet children's needs. For example, they organise athletic and dance sessions run by external professionals. This helps children develop outstanding listening skills as they follow instructions very well. These skills are transferred into everything children do, such as when they sit in a large group totally immersed in a story that is read to them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to plan more precisely to build on children's next steps in learning and development n improve the curriculum for mathematics to support children's understanding of a variety of mathematical concepts, in particular, shape, space and measure.
- 12 December 2023Good
- 12 January 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bobtails Preschool
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
- Is there a place for my child's age? 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.
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