Cliffe Preschool
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Selby for children from birth to 5, open 09:15 to 15:15, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2023. Open since 2010, with 14 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
YO8 6NNWhat 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, 17 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are safe and happy in this friendly and welcoming pre-school. They have secure attachments with staff, who are caring, nurturing and kind. Children eagerly join in with the wide range of activities on offer and enjoy their time at the preschool. For example, children are creative, exploring textures, such as shaving foam. Children are able to test out their own thoughts and ideas as they play. For instance, they explore pouring water from teapots to cups. Children investigate different construction materials and build towers. This helps to develop their physical skills.
Children are well behaved and polite. They know what is expected of them and carefully follow the rules and boundaries that are in place. Staff regularly praise children's achievements. This helps to raise their self-esteem. Older children learn to manage their self-care needs on their own. For instance, they use the toilet themselves and learn to dress for outdoor play. Children play independently together. They share toys and resources well.
Children spend time outside in the spacious and well-planned garden. They run around, climb and balance on pre-school apparatus, investigate sand and role-play shopping. Children help to grow potatoes, carrots and cucumbers in the garden in the warmer months. Children learn about the importance of good oral health.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- plan activities more effectively to help children build on what they already know and can do, so they can make the best possible progress n strengthen the monitoring of staff performance and focus even more precisely on identifying how individual staff may raise the quality of their teaching to the highest level.
- 17 November 2023Good
- 20 April 2018Outstanding
- 11 September 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cliffe 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.