Grayswood Nursery School
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Haslemere for from 2 years 6 months up to school age, open 09:00 to 12:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in April 2025. Open since 1992, with 32 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 hours per week for 38 weeks of the year for children over 3 years, some eligible for 30 hours. FEET funding for some 2 year olds. Working Families Funding.
Worth knowing. Unfunded sessions, i.e. if children have used up their funded hours, will be charged £21.70 per morning and £13.95 per afternoon extension (£6.20 per hour).
What childcare usually costs in Surrey
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Surrey 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
GU27 2DJWhat 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, 28 April 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children flourish in this outstanding nursery. They are full of enthusiasm as they arrive and immerse themselves deeply in free play and group time sessions. They come together with staff to share thoughts, review the day ahead and discuss rules and boundaries. Managers and staff have created a calm, nurturing and respectful environment where children develop a strong sense of belonging and feel cherished. This contributes to their positive emotional well-being and selfassurance.
Children thrive in the outdoor spaces that are available to them, and staff seamlessly challenge them in their learning. Highly experienced staff provide extensive opportunities to develop physical skills, such as balancing, core strength, coordination and agility. For instance, children gain confidence and persevere as staff guide them to walk along slacklines stretched and fixed between two trees.
They are comforted, reassured and directed exceptionally well by staff, who encourage them to think about each step and hand movement they make. This helps children to develop trust and feel secure as they push themselves further to acquire new skills. Children's concentration and determination is to be admired.
- 28 April 2025Outstanding Safeguarding: Yes
- 5 July 2019Outstanding
- 29 June 2016Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Grayswood Nursery School
- What it costs
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.