Charfield Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Wotton-Under-Edge 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 December 2022. Open since 2002, with 25 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 South Gloucestershire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in South Gloucestershire 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
GL12 8TGWhat 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, 2 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the pre-school eager to play. They are warmly greeted by caring and nurturing staff who actively listen and value what children have to say.
Children have lovely conversations with staff who promote their communication skills well. For example, staff ask them about events in their lives, such as recent birthday celebrations. Children clearly have strong bonds with staff. This helps them to feel safe and secure. Staff are positive role models for children and have high expectations of them all. They remind children of rules and boundaries and, as a result, children are polite and behave well. Children enjoy an inviting curriculum that supports learning and stimulates their curiosity. For example, children learn how to care for the pet guinea pigs as they help to feed them.
All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen arrangements for monitoring staff practice to ensure minor weaknesses are identified and addressed, to raise quality of practice to the highest level n support staff to use available resources consistently to help children who have difficulties understanding and following routines.
- 2 December 2022Good
- 2 March 2017Good
- 9 December 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Charfield Pre-School
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.