Fulford Pre-School CIO
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in York for from 2 years up to school age, open 07:45 to 16:45, 5 days a week. £6.60 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2023. Open since 2017, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | £6.60Breakfast Club £14.85After School Club, 2.2 hrs £19.05Morning or Afternoon, 3 hrs |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £3.18 a session Lunch Club*
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £2.00 a session consumablesmorning & afternoon
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Government funding is presently provided for 2, 3 and 4 year olds.
What childcare usually costs in York
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in York 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
YO10 4LXWhat 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, 18 September 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff create a warm, welcoming environment for children and their families. Even children attending for the first time settle well as they are comforted by a familiar adult whom they met at settling-in sessions. Children who are less confident are sensitively encouraged to explore the garden gradually with a trusted adult. Staff foster supportive relationships at all levels. Children are happy and show that they feel safe at the setting. Children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are particularly well supported by the caring staff. Parents confirm that staff provide excellent support for their children and themselves. Some parents says that pre-school provides a good introduction to school life and that their older children were well prepared for school.
Children confidently follow purposeful routines that support their learning and help them to understand their own safety. Younger children quickly adapt to their new environment and routines because of the warm praise they receive from staff. At circle time, children are praised for 'excellent sitting' and 'good listening'. Staff thank the children when they have helped to tidy the books away. Kind teaching helps children to understand what is expected of them and they learn to behave very well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- work even more closely with parents so that the 'all about me' form is used more effectively to establish what children can already do in relation to the prime areas of learning n provide greater focus on the specific vocabulary needed by children to deepen their learning.
- 18 September 2023Good
- 27 September 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Fulford Pre-School CIO
- 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 £6.60 a session 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.