Fairlands Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Sutton for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 14:45, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2024. Open since 2016, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 hours universal early years funding entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds, 30 hours funding entitlement for children over 9 months, 15 hours Early Learning funding for 2 year olds.
Worth knowing. FOR CHILDREN ACCESSING THEIR FUNDING THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL COST UNLESS YOU GO OVER YOUR FUNDED HOURS. FUNDING AT SCALLYWAGS CAN BE STRETCHED OVER 51 WEEKS (11.18 hours a week for 15 hrs funding & 22.35 hours a week for 30 hours). SPECIAL OFFER IF USING 15 HOURS FUNDING AT ST CLEMENT'S OR FAIRLANDS PRE SCHOOL USE YOUR 15 HOURS OVER 5 SESSIONS AND GET 2 SESSION FREE.
What childcare usually costs in Sutton
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Sutton 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
SM3 9ABWhat 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 April 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time at this welcoming pre-school. They develop warm and affectionate attachments with staff and demonstrate they feel emotionally safe and secure. New children to the setting settle quickly. Staff create a stimulating environment where children have access to a rich and varied curriculum. This helps to encourage children to be motivated to have a go and learn. Staff use a range of strategies to support children's speech and language development. For instance,
'attention buckets' and 'circle times' are effectively used to encourage children to demonstrate good speaking and listening skills. They share experiences, listen to stories and sing songs. Staff extend children's vocabularies as they are introduced to new words, such as, 'lily pad' and 'frogspawn' during creative activities.
Staff help children to develop good physical skills. Children have plenty of opportunities to play outside. They move around freely and explore a wide range of resources that promote their large and small physical movements. Older children access balance bikes and scooters and develop confidence and excellent balance and coordination. They whizz around negotiating obstacles with skill. Younger children strengthen their arms and legs as they access large and small slides developing coordination, balance and spatial awareness. Children's behaviour is good. Staff have high expectations of children. They act as good role models and verbally praise children for their positive behaviour. Children are aware of the setting's expectations of behaviour and recite them at circle times. They play together cooperatively. For example, they share resources and take turns.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend the range of opportunities for children to further explore mathematical concepts.
- 17 April 2024Good
- 7 June 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Fairlands Pre-School
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
- 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
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