Little Crickets Pre School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Harrogate for from 1 year up to school age, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. £21.30 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2022. Open since 2011, with 36 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | £21.30Term time only £28.40Term time only £35.50Term time only, Wrap around |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Funded and non-funded places from 1 to 4 years.
Worth knowing. Funding can be used to cover the cost for any of these hours. Consumable fees are not included in the session fees above and include items such as meals, snacks, nappies, sun cream and enrichment activities like Forest School. Please note, all consumable fees are completely optional. Access to funded hours is not conditional on purchasing meals, consumables or enrichment activities.
What childcare usually costs in North Yorkshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Yorkshire 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
HG2 9BPWhat 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, 9 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the setting happy and motivated to learn. They separate from their parents with confidence and receive a very warm welcome from staff. Leaders have thoughtfully designed a stimulating pre-school environment that meets the developmental needs of the children. Resources are specifically chosen to spark the children's interests and provide the children with appropriate challenges. Staff have high expectations of the children. Children behave well and show each other kindness and respect.
Key persons plan activities for individual children that build on what the children already know and can do. For example, children play with emotion blocks in a small group. This activity is planned to help children understand and recognise their own feelings and the feelings of others. Children are supported well to match the blocks with the images. Staff gently encourage the children to notice small details in the pictures. Children enthusiastically ring the bell when they complete their challenge.
The pre-school's key-person system ensures that staff know their key children very well. Children have formed strong bonds with their key persons, which helps them feel safe and secure at the setting. For example, two-year-olds enjoy listening to stories with their key persons in the cosy snug.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- ensure children are given sufficient time to process what staff have said to them so they are fully able to develop their thoughts and ideas before responding n improve the organisation of group activities to ensure all children have the opportunity to be involved in the planned learning.
- 9 December 2022Good
- 26 April 2017Good
- 24 February 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Crickets Pre School
- 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 £21.30 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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