Clarence House Wellingborough Preschool
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Wellingborough for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2022. Open since 2015, with 21 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 Northamptonshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Northamptonshire 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
NN8 4SLWhat 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.
- 10 August 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 4 April 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enter the pre-school happily and quickly settle. They are greeted eagerly by their friends and by friendly staff. Staff work well to meet the individual needs of children and ably share relevant information that parents give to them across the pre-school team. Children feel safe here. They have strong relationships with staff and are quick to ask them for support. Children practise and develop their social skills. They learn how to be kind to their friends and are learning to share with each other.
Staff have high expectations for children's learning. They plan a curriculum that is matched to children's interests and their learning needs. Children enjoy learning both indoors and outdoors. All children, including children who speak English as an additional language, are learning to communicate well. Staff use spontaneous activities to support children to extend their mathematical knowledge. For example, when children paint, they practise naming colours and name the shapes they are creating. Staff find out what children are interested in and use this to encourage them to talk to others. For example, children talk about the fruit at snack time and about experiences from home, such as a recent trip to the shop to buy strawberries.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide appropriate support for staff to help them manage children's behaviour n strengthen staff's teaching so that they can consistently help children to know more and learn more.
- 4 April 2022Good
- 18 April 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Clarence House Wellingborough Preschool
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.