Emscote Pre-School
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Warwick for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2009, with 38 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 Warwickshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Warwickshire 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
CV34 5NHWhat 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, 21 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children eagerly enter this exciting pre-school. They are greeted by kind and welcoming staff. Staff gather valuable information about children before they start, such as their family lives, interests, medical details, experiences and routines. This is clearly displayed throughout the nursery so that all staff understand children's individual needs. This ensures that staff know their children well and can form secure relationships with them. As a result, children are content, settle quickly and demonstrate that they feel safe and secure in their environment.
Staff consistently implement the pre-school rules and boundaries, such as listening to each other, being kind, sitting still, and not running indoors. They reinforce good behaviour by offering praise, and are good role models. Consequently, all children behave well, make good progress in their learning and are well prepared for their future move to school.
Staff plan for the individual needs of children. They provide them with a broad range of activities and resources that excite and motivate them to play and learn.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- give children enough time to process their thoughts and respond to questions and discussions, to fully support their developing language and thinking skills.
- 21 June 2024Good
- 11 July 2018Good
- 26 November 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Emscote 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.