Burghclere Preschool and Toddler Group
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Newbury for from 2 years up to school age, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £6.50 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 1999, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
£6.50 per hour - payable each half term in advance.
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
Government funding for up to 30 hours (15 hours as standard) is available from the term after the child’s 3rd Birthday. The extra 15 hours can be applied for from HMRC 30 hours funding. We have funding available for working parents and disadvantaged 2 year olds.
What childcare usually costs in Hampshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hampshire 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
RG20 9HXWhat 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 October 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 12 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children confidently follow the routines on arrival, including self-registration and putting their belongings away. They settle easily, making their own play choices, and engage well in learning. Children form positive relationships with each other.
Staff support children's developing understanding of sharing resources, such as using sand timers to take turns. Children develop trusting bonds with the staff, who provide caring and kind reassurance when needed. Children develop a good awareness of hygiene expectations. On the day of the inspection, staff supported younger children to understand their need to use the 'sniffle station'. They guided children in how to use tissues and clean their hands afterwards.
Staff engage positively with children during their play and activities. They have a good knowledge of children's individual learning needs, including those who may need some extra support. Overall, staff provide consistently good teaching and implement the curriculum learning intentions securely. For example, they model language to children and extend their vocabulary well. Staff encourage children to recall information, such as from familiar stories. Focused and short group activities support children to listen and concentrate. Staff help children to use the knowledge they have gained, such as mathematical understanding. For example, staff encouraged children to count bounces on the trampoline and to look for differentsized items during role play.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build further on staff's practice to help children reflect on the positive behaviours expected to help them gain a deeper understanding of the expectations n enhance staff's teaching skills to promote children's thinking skills to help children contribute their own views and ideas, such as during discussions.
- 12 March 2024Good
- 27 April 2023Needs improvement
- 15 September 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Burghclere Preschool and Toddler Group
- 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
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 £6.50 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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