Gorefield Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Wisbech for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 1994, with 26 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 Cambridgeshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Cambridgeshire 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
PE13 4NBWhat 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.
- 8 August 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 20 September 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 13 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and secure in this welcoming pre-school. They settle quickly and develop strong bonds with staff, who provide a friendly and nurturing environment. Children are confident and chat freely with the staff, who put children at the centre of all they do. Staff are responsive to children's wishes and interests.
They engage in discussions to plan together a fun-filled day of stimulating play opportunities. For instance, children initiate a mini-beast hunt in the garden and staff introduce books for children to identify their finds. Children benefit from the experienced staff, who skilfully build on the children's interests to enhance and extend their play experiences. For example, following a story about pirates, staff help children to create treasure maps and engage in a game of hide-and-seek for treasure. Children thoroughly enjoy the playful interactions they receive from the staff.
Children have a positive attitude to learning and enthusiastically engage in activities. Staff provide a good balance of opportunity for both child-led and adultled activities. Children listen intently to instructions while learning new skills, such as using hand-drills, saws and hammers as they engage in woodwork. Staff help children to be independent in their play and allow them to explore and combine materials. For instance, children play with dough in the home-corner, which they use to create meals that staff happily pretend to eat. Children behave well and staff help children to learn the language of emotions. This helps children to regulate their behaviours.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance staff's understanding and practice about how to help children develop a wide and varied vocabulary.
- 13 March 2024Good
- 23 May 2018Outstanding
- 12 December 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Gorefield 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
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