Broughton Under Fives Association
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Kettering for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2023. Open since 1995, with 32 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 North Northamptonshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Northamptonshire 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
NN14 1NDWhat 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.
- 1 May 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 19 December 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 17 June 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 28 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily at the pre-school. Staff smile as they greet them at the door and ask about their morning. Children play well together and cooperate when, for example, building towers. Staff teach children to count as they watch children carefully stack wooden blocks on top of each other. Children learn to play in larger groups as staff teach them how to play traditional playground games, such as
'What's the time the manager?' Children enjoy a range of mark making and creative activities as staff support them to use scissors to cut shapes and glue them onto paper.
Children confidently talk about subjects that interest them, such as tractors. They use their imagination to think about where a tractor may be going when they watch one drive by the pre-school. Staff remind children of the pre-school's golden rules, such as using kind hands, and provide them with positive praise when they follow the rules. Children generally behave well. When they encounter difficulties, such as sharing equipment, staff teach them how to do this with kindness. Staff help children to learn about sharing by, for example, counting out the paint sticks and helping children to split them equally.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide more differentiation during activities to build on the learning for children at different ages and stages
- 28 November 2023Good
- 7 March 2018Outstanding
- 12 March 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Broughton Under Fives Association
- 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.