Challengers Farnham
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Farnham for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 January 2023. Open since 2008, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
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
GU9 9QFWhat 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.
- 17 April 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 10 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and confident in this welcoming setting. They are greeted by enthusiastic staff who know them and their families well. As a result, children settle quickly and feel safe and secure. Children benefit from warm interactions from nurturing, caring staff. They seek out their key worker for cuddles and reassurance.
This helps to develop their confidence and raise their self-esteem. Children become familiar with the daily routines. Staff use effective strategies to support children's individual needs well. For example they use pictures and signing to help children understand routines and what is happening next. Children relate to this well and remain calm as new transitions happen at different times of the day. They explore and investigate activities and resources with interest. Children sustain their focus and attention during their self-chosen play. For example, they persevere when completing puzzles and explore coloured paper and glue creating pictures. Children spend time developing their creative ideas as they explore foam, sand and glue.
This helps to develop their creativity and hand-to-eye coordination. Children benefit from attentive staff, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). For example, when children's emotions escalate, staff use strategies to positively calm them. This helps children to regain focus in their learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to implement the curriculum intent more sharply to build on what children already know and raise the quality of education to a higher level n review the policy on the use of dummies to support younger children to confidently spend less time using their dummies, so they have more opportunities to use the words and phrases they are learning.
- 10 January 2023Good
- 16 July 2018Good
- 21 August 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Challengers Farnham
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- 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
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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.