Capel Pre-school and Out of School Club
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Dorking for from 2 years up to school age, open 07:45 to 17:00, 5 days a week. £7.00 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2023. Open since 2006, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year.
| Age | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 yr olds2y to 3y | £21.00unfunded | |
| 3-4yr olds3y to 4y | £21.00unfunded | |
| All ages | £7.00Breakfast Club or Scott Broadwood School After School |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £15.00 Administration Fee
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £3.50 a session Lunch Club
- £10.00 per 15 minutes Early arrival/late collection fee
- £25.00 Late payment fee
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Early Years Funding 15 hrs or 30 hrs per week, Free Early Education for Two Year Olds (FEET).
Worth knowing. All sessions must be paid for including sessions missed through illness and holidays.
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
RH5 5JXWhat 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, 21 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children at the pre-school are engaged and happy as they excitedly learn and play with their friends. While children arrive, friendly staff greet them and begin to draw them into the different, exciting activities that have been arranged for them.
Children feel safe and secure. They build strong and meaningful relationships with staff, who understand their individual needs. For example, children who are sad about leaving their parents are given affectionate cuddles, and they look at the visual timetable with staff. Children excitedly explain this to the inspector, demonstrating their knowledge of the morning routine.
Children behave well. They understand the clear expectations set out for them by staff, such as walking inside and using 'kind hands'. Children play kindly with one another, remembering to take turns and share resources fairly.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to continue implementing the curriculum during meal times n strengthen partnership working with other settings that children attend to promote children's progress even further.
- 21 April 2023Good
- 21 September 2017Good
- 13 October 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Capel Pre-school and Out of School Club
- 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 £7.00 a session 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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