Church Preen Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Church Stretton for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 June 2024. Open since 2007, with 20 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 Shropshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Shropshire 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
SY6 7LHWhat 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, 4 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The manager provides children with a wide range of learning experiences that complement and build on what children learn at home. Staff take time to get to know children, their families and home lives so they can enrich the learning for each child. They have created a play environment that reflects the seven areas of learning and provides quality invitations to play and learn. Children are happy and well motivated and choose whether they will play indoors or outdoors. They decide to engage in independent play or with their friends.
The manager places a strong focus on supporting children's independence as part of the curriculum. Staff encourage children to manage their self-care routines. This includes removing outdoor clothes, washing their hands and getting themselves ready for staff to change their nappy or clothing. When staff start preparing for snack time, two-year-old children know they must go to wash their hands and do so without being prompted.
Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour, and children know what they need to do during the various routines throughout the day. Older children understand what is right and wrong. They remind the younger children of the rules, such as being sensible while they wash their hands, and seek support from staff to help younger children understand about sharing the resources.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend the language teaching strategies to help accelerate the progress for all two-year-old children n review planning of large-group activities so that teaching is matched precisely to the wide variety of children's stages of development.
- 4 June 2024Good
- 15 October 2018Good
- 14 July 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Church Preen 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.