Kiln Hill Pre-School Ltd.
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Tweedmouth for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week. £15.00 a session for 2 and 3 year olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2007, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Sessions cost £15.00 for 2 and 3 year olds if they are not funded.
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Funded places are available for 3 and 4 year olds and qualifying 2 year olds.
What childcare usually costs in Northumberland
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Northumberland 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
TD15 2EZWhat 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, 23 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
A key strength of this welcoming and inviting setting is the relationships that children and families build with the nurturing and supportive staff team. Children settle quickly and build strong friendships with one another. For instance, on arrival, children's friends rush to greet them and wrap them up in a big hug. Staff value children's ideas and interests and follow children's lead in their play. The manager demonstrates an excellent understanding of how children learn. She works with staff to plan and design a programme of activities that help children develop the essential skills needed for future learning. This includes identifying support arrangements and resources for children in receipt of additional funding. Staff place a strong emphasis on promoting children's independence and social skills. Children show that they quickly develop an understanding of the setting's routine. For example, they find their name tag when they arrive and add their name to the selfregistration board.
Interactions between staff and children are strong and, on occasion, are outstanding. Children consistently behave well. Staff support children to understand their emotions through discussions at story and circle time. They help children to recall times when they might have felt different emotions such as scared, calm or happy.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- refine the sequence of children's learning to help to build on their previous knowledge and skills further n ensure all children are able to join in readily with routine tasks to help to extend their learning, particularly during free choice activities.
- 23 January 2024Good
- 29 March 2018Good
- 23 February 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kiln Hill Pre-School Ltd.
- 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 £15.00 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
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