Greystones Preschool
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Sheffield for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £42.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2025. Open since 2023, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £42.00 | £17.50Morning or afternoon | £7.00 |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £1.60 an hour Additional Service Chargefor those families that use the FEL or EFE
- £4.00 a session Morning sessionfor those families that use the FEL or EFE
- £4.00 a session Afternoon sessionfor those families that use the FEL or EFE
- £9.60 a day All dayfor those families that use the FEL or EFE
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 hours’ Funded Early Learning per week, available the term after your child’s third birthday; 30 hours (EFE) for eligible 3/4 year olds; 2 year FEL depending on household finances.
Worth knowing. Additional service charge for consumable items applies to families using FEL or EFE; does not apply to fee-paying parents.
What childcare usually costs in Sheffield
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Sheffield 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
S11 7GLWhat 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, 8 July 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their learning in this friendly and busy pre-school. They make good progress overall in all aspects of their development. Staff prepare children well for the next stage in their learning, including systematically developing the skills and knowledge they need for starting school. For example, children learn to develop their fine muscle control and cutting skills as they cut paper into hexagons and circles for their football designs. They squeeze, stretch and shape their home-made play dough models. These activities help prepare children for the later development of their writing skills and contribute to their language and mathematical development.
Children are safe and secure. They rise to the staff's high expectations and are very well behaved. Children build strong relationships with the positive, knowledgeable and engaging staff. This contributes to their developing confidence and self-awareness. Staff help children to develop the skills they need to play well with other children. For example, they learn to work with a partner and take turns at pouring water in and filling their containers at the other end. Children learn how to take good care of themselves and live healthily. For example, staff guide them to climb higher and balance with increasing confidence on the beams and benches they often help to arrange.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- sharpen the planning and staff's engagement with children to consistently match learning to the needs of all children.
- 8 July 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
Still missing for Greystones Preschool
- 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
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 £42.00 a day 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.
- 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.