Herlington Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Peterborough for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 07:45 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025. Open since 1979, with 155 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We offer funded sessions for eligible children from the age of 9 months old.
What childcare usually costs in Peterborough
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Peterborough 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
PE2 5PWWhat 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, 10 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff know children well and take great care in making sure they feel secure and contented at the pre-school. This is especially evident as staff carefully observe those returning after a long break and frequently check to make sure children are happy. Children develop strong, trusting bonds with staff. They enjoy the stimulating environment that staff provide and are keen, inquisitive learners who spend their time engrossed in play. Children enjoy being outside where they can explore freely and have fun in the fresh air. Staff spend much of their time playing alongside children, which helps build children's concentration as they develop. Staff take every opportunity to prompt children's inquisitiveness and allow them to investigate their surroundings. For example, staff show children how to make marks and write in the frost.
Staff have good daily routines in place to teach children about personal hygiene and give them guidance about keeping safe and warm in the very cold weather.
Staff are positive role models and teach children good manners. Children generally play happily together and are kind to one another. Occasionally, where support is needed, staff intervene quickly and sensitively to help children resolve any minor disagreements.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to identify more precisely the skills and knowledge they want children to learn, especially during focused group activities.
- 10 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 6 February 2019Good
- 25 January 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Herlington Pre-School
- What it costs
- 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.
- 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
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