Escrick Pre-School Playgroup
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in York for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £37.50 a day for 2 or 3 Year olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025. Open since 2002, with 20 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated 25/26.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 or 3 Year olds2y to 3y | £37.50 £46.80 | £15.63afternoon £18.75morning £19.50afternoon £23.40morning |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £3.13 to £3.90 a session lunchtime
- £20.00 a term Snacks, messy play and external visitors contributionper half term
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Up to 15 hours of funded sessions for all 3 and 4 years olds and eligible 2 year olds. 30 hours funded places.
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
YO19 6LQWhat 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, 14 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and ready to learn. They confidently settle into the routine of the day. The morning starts with registration. Staff use this time well to incorporate early mathematical skills. Children and staff count the number of children present and what number comes next if another child arrives. They try to guess what is in a child's birthday gift based on its shape. They accurately determine that it is not a ball as it is not round or a book because it is not flat.
Children are eager to get involved in creative experiences. They use their fine motor skills to create objects of interest with magnetic shapes. Meaningful conversations are held on the constructions that children have made. Children develop the muscles in their hands and fingers as they make birthday cakes for their friends out of play dough. They finish their cakes with decorations and candles before bursting into a chorus of 'Happy Birthday'.
Rules and expectations are encouraged in age-appropriate ways. For example, a sand timer is used to help children to understand when an activity is going to end.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve the planning of large-group activities so that staff implement the key learning intentions and extend children's learning in the most effective way.
- 14 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 24 May 2019Good
- 29 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Escrick Pre-School Playgroup
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £37.50 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.