Lilleshall Preschool
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Newport for from 2 years up to school age, 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 June 2023. Open since 1970, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 funded hours, 30 funded hours, and Talking Twos funding for eligible two-year-olds.
Worth knowing. For 30-hour funding, obtain your eligibility code through GOV.UK and give it to the preschool team.
What childcare usually costs in Telford and Wrekin
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Telford and Wrekin 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
TF10 9EYWhat 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, 28 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children attending the pre-school show that they are happy and cared for. They arrive confidently and are immersed in engaging activities. Children settle well with the support of the dedicated team of staff. Staff take their time to get to know each child and their family. Parents send in family photographs so that staff can make each child a unique book all about themselves and their families. Children behave very well and understand the pre-school routines. For instance, when they hear a child tipping the rainmaker, they immediately gather into groups for registration. Staff are exceptionally positive role models. They expertly model positive behaviours, manners and kind words. Children are very caring towards one another. They notice if another child is struggling to balance independently and are eager to hold their hand to help them gain confidence.
Children benefit from lots of opportunities to learn important life skills. For example, staff invite children to bake bread. Children understand that they need to wash their hands with soap and water before taking part. They work cooperatively with their friends to pour and mix the ingredients. Staff talk to children about the importance of yeast when baking bread and allow them to explore how it smells.
Later, children are shown the end product and excitedly eat it at snack time.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- maximise all opportunities to evaluate staff's practice more precisely to elevate their teaching skills to an even higher level.
- 28 June 2023Good
- 29 November 2017Good
- 3 November 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Lilleshall Preschool
- 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.