Dilwyn Playgroup
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Hereford for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 2016, with 13 places.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
HR4 8JSWhat 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, 9 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children confidently greet staff and their friends on arrival. They happily separate from their parents and eagerly enter the playgroup. This shows they feel safe and secure. Staff have created a curriculum with a focus on supporting children to learn through play. They understand the skills children need for future learning and plan activities that help children achieve them.
Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour. Children are highly engaged and concentrate on tasks for extended periods. Children enthusiastically join in with exciting dance sessions. They listen intently and follow instructions. Children practise their physical skills as they explore various ways of moving rhythmically to music. They negotiate space as they run, jump, gallop and learn how to skip around the room. They proudly demonstrate how they can balance in various ways.
Staff plan a routine that maximises the time children can play outside. Children develop their problem-solving skills as they negotiate how to pump water from a barrel along a network of pipes. They dig up potatoes grown earlier in the year.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider more ways to help children learn about other lifestyles and cultures in the wider community, to help prepare children for life in modern day Britain.
- 9 September 2024Good
- 6 December 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Dilwyn Playgroup
- 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.