Carlton Playgroup Limited
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Carlton for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2023. Open since 2012, with 23 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 Yorkshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Yorkshire 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
DN14 9NLWhat 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, 20 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff meet children's care needs well. They build positive relationships with children, who, in turn, build positive relationships with each other. Staff teach children what is expected of them. Children demonstrate their understanding of this and their familiarity with the nursery routines as they help to tidy up without being reminded. In addition, staff regularly praise children's good behaviour to support children to learn what is right and wrong.
Learning is sequenced to build on what children already know and can do. For example, staff plan for babies to develop their fine motor skills by using their hands to explore materials and make marks in the sand. Staff provide many more opportunities for children to develop their fine motor skills. Older children use their fingers to manipulate dough. They thread shapes onto string and make models out of construction materials. This supports children to develop the muscles in their hands and helps with early writing skills.
Staff introduce language to children from an early age. They teach them the names of farm animals and demonstrate the sounds that they make. Staff repeat the words that children attempt to say. They add on extra words when children speak to help them to build sentence structure. Staff support children to practise and widen their vocabulary.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide more opportunities for children to remember and talk about what they have already learned n develop information-sharing processes with parents to support a more consistent two-way flow of communication.
- 20 October 2023Good
- 14 November 2017Good
- 27 February 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Carlton Playgroup Limited
- 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.