Dothill Pre-School and Childcare
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Telford for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2009, with 32 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 Telford and Wrekin
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Telford and Wrekin 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
TF1 3JBWhat 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, 31 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enter the setting with huge smiles on their faces. Staff are very nurturing and show lots of care towards all children. This helps children to build lasting bonds with all staff. Children regularly seek out staff when they are in need of help or reassurance. This demonstrates how safe and secure children feel at the setting.
Children are confident learners. Older children practise a range of movements, as they climb, balance and jump off the obstacle course. Younger children enjoy sensory activities, such as play dough. They use a range of tools and equipment to manipulate the materials together.
Staff plan a range of stimulating and purposeful adult-led learning experiences.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide opportunities for children to develop their communication and language and critical thinking skills, with the use of more open-ended questions and give them enough time to think about their responses to questions n enhance staff's understanding of how they can support children to learn the skills they need to accomplish tasks by themselves, particularly as they free play.
- 31 January 2024Good
- 25 April 2018Good
- 31 March 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Dothill Pre-School and Childcare
- 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
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