Greenways Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Farnham for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 April 2023. Open since 1992, with 32 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 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
GU9 0HJWhat 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, 25 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the pre-school excited for their day ahead. They confidently choose an activity and engage with purpose. Children learn useful skills and make good progress in readiness for school.
Children build meaningful relationships and demonstrate they feel safe and secure.
They confidently seek adults to share their achievements. Staff respond with delight and enthusiasm. Children talk about experiences at home, such as having a new baby in the family. Staff respond by setting up cots and dolls in the home corner so that children can care for a 'baby'. Children assist each other when they wrap the baby in a blanket and put it into the cot. Children are supported by staff to take turns and share.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve staff interactions to provide children with even more opportunities to test their ideas and solve problems n strengthen how staff speak and model words so that children can hear the grammatically correct pronunciation to help develop their speaking skills.
- 25 April 2023Good
- 27 September 2017Good
- 15 September 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Greenways 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.