Lickey End Preschool and Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Bromsgrove for from 1 year up to school age, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 2016, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Funded early education places for eligible children.
What childcare usually costs in Worcestershire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Worcestershire 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
B60 1JXWhat 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, 12 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Good settling in sessions help children to be ready for the move from home to the pre-school. They arrive happy and eager to begin their play. Children form secure relationships with the caring staff team who know them well. They make good progress in their learning and development because staff plan an ambitious curriculum inspired by children's current interests and learning needs.
Staff provide children with a wide range of high-quality toys and resources.
Children skilfully use tools to mould and cut dough. This helps them to gain strength in their hands in readiness for early writing. Children develop hand-to-eye coordination as they carefully thread pasta shapes onto dried spaghetti. Children behave well. They know what staff expect from them and demonstrate a good understanding of the pre-school's golden rules. Children repeat these to staff and their friends during group activities. Children display good hygiene practice and wash their hands at regular intervals throughout the day. They decide when to have snack and help themselves to fruit and drinks. Staff sit alongside children to offer support and engage them in thoughtful conversations. For example, they talk about their family and the activities they do at home. Children learn to make democratic decisions. For example, staff remind them to vote for their favourite story book.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- target staffs' professional development opportunities more closely to raise the quality of teaching to the highest level n provide further learning experiences for children to develop their understanding of risks, including when using the internet and digital technology
- 12 July 2024Good
- 11 September 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Lickey End Preschool and Nursery
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.