Jack and Jill's Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Lichfield for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 08:30 to 14:30, 5 days a week. £5.01 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2024. Open since 2010, with 21 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 | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £31.94parents to provide lunch | £5.01Early Start £16.34Afternoon, 2.5 hrs £19.61Morning, 3 hrs |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £0.50 a day Snack feeOptional
- £0.70 a day Consumables feeOptional
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 government funded hours per week from the term following their third birthday; 30 hours of funding available from September 2017.
What childcare usually costs in Staffordshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Staffordshire 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
WS13 6RQWhat 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.
- 5 July 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 2 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are greeted on arrival by friendly staff at this pre-school. They show enthusiasm as they enter the main playroom with their belongings. Staff recognise when children become upset and take time to sit close to them and help them to feel reassured.
Staff inspire children to read books. They sit with children and read familiar stories to them. They describe characters in stories and ask children questions about them. For example, staff ask children how the characters are feeling. Children respond and name feelings, such as 'sad' and 'scared'. Staff have created a designated space in the pre-school where children can go to talk about how they feel. They sit with children and talk to them about what emotions they are experiencing. Staff use 'colour monsters' to help children understand emotions.
Children, therefore, learn to self-regulate and understand the feelings of others.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review planning, so that activities fully capture children's interest and motivate them to learn n support staff to differentiate their teaching with children of varied ages and capabilities n embed behaviour strategies so that these are applied consistently across the staff team.
- 2 October 2024Good
- 9 May 2024Inadequate
- 10 January 2024Inadequate
- 16 January 2020Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Jack and Jill's 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 £5.01 a session 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.