Hemingbrough Pre School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Selby for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 1992, with 15 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 hours of Early Learning Funding for eligible 2-year-olds; up to 30 hours of Working Families Funding for eligible 2, 3 and 4-year-olds; 15 hours of Universal Funding for all 3 and 4-year-olds.
What childcare usually costs in North Yorkshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Yorkshire 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
YO8 6QWWhat 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, 20 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff provide a cheerful welcome as children eagerly enter the pre-school to start their day. Children demonstrate very positive attitudes to their learning and this is supported by the well-planned and stimulating environment. They get busy straight away, happily exploring and playing with friends.
The curriculum is highly ambitious. The new manager has a clear focus on supporting children fully across all areas of learning. This prepares children very well for their transition to school. Staff are responsive to children's interests and quickly step in to provide support to develop children's skills in their play. For instance, they support children who are interested in trying out the Easter collage activity to correctly hold and snip with scissors. Younger children show curiosity and independence as they spread glue onto their paper eggs.
There are very high expectations for children's behaviour in the pre-school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance the good practice in promoting children's communication skills even further, particularly when supporting quieter children in the pre-school n build on the good induction procedures, particularly in relation to committee members.
- 20 March 2024Good
- 22 May 2018Good
- 11 September 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Hemingbrough Pre School
- What it costs
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
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