Great Shefford Under Fives
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Hungerford for from 2 years 9 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 16:30, 5 days a week. £14.50 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in December 2022. Open since 1993, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year.
| Age | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | £14.50each morning or each afternoon, 2.5 hrs |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £2.00 a session voluntary contribution towards the cost of snack and othereligible for free childcare for two-year-olds
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Universal Free Childcare for 3 and 4 year old children; 30 hours funding; Free Childcare for some 2 year old children.
Worth knowing. If you are eligible your child may be able to attend all 6 sessions (15 hours) at no cost apart from £2 per morning voluntary contribution towards the cost of snack and other consumables provided.
What childcare usually costs in West Berkshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in West Berkshire 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
RG17 7DRWhat 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, 7 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are warmly welcomed into this inspirational setting, where they develop an exceptionally strong sense of community. They provide an integral part of community life and take part in village events, such as providing donations for
Harvest Festival, decorating the church to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee, and laying wreaths for Remembrance Day. Children learn to respect and think of others, and their behaviour is excellent. They are observed negotiating with each other to solve problems. They offer to share their play dough and show impeccable manners, waiting for everyone to sit down before commencing their meal. Children are kind, helpful and caring towards others.
Staff support children's communication skills extremely well. Staff engage in meaningful conversations with the children, adapting their language to support children's individual needs. Children confidently use new words, such as remembering the gifts in the nativity story as gold, frankincense and myrrh.
- 7 December 2022Outstanding
- 29 March 2017Outstanding
- 7 January 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Great Shefford Under Fives
- Nappies
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 £14.50 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.