Harpole Pre-School
OutstandingTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Northampton for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week. £7.50 an hour for 2-3 years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in September 2022. Open since 2019, with 47 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 | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 2-3 years2y to 3y | £7.50additional to funded hours | |
| 3-4 years3y to 4y | £6.50additional to funded hours |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £1.00 a session voluntary contribution for snackper funded session
- £1.00 a session voluntary contribution for consumable chargeper funded session
- £15.00 a month activity fee
- £15.00 a month activity fee (Caterpillars)
- £35.00 a month activity fee (Butterflies)
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 and 30 hours, plus 2-year-old funding.
Worth knowing. Voluntary contributions requested: £1.00 per funded session for snack, £1.00 per funded session consumable charge, and activity fee £15.00/month (2-3s and Caterpillars) or £35.00/month (Butterflies). Option to access funded sessions free by providing own snack and non-food consumables and being exempt from additional activities.
What childcare usually costs in West Northamptonshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in West Northamptonshire 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
NN7 4DRWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 13 September 2022.
Outstanding
Ofsted's top grade. The setting was judged to be doing more than is expected of it.
Still missing for Harpole Pre-School
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £7.50 an hour 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.