Little Frogs Pre School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Torrington for children from birth to 8+, open 08:45 to 15:45, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2014, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Early Years funding for 2, 3 and 4 year olds and access up to 30 hours (depending upon spaces).
What childcare usually costs in Devon
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Devon 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
EX38 7BEWhat 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, 24 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the setting keen to play with their friends. Staff warmly welcome children, who quickly become interested in joining in with activities in the attractive environment, with plenty to choose from. Children chat as they play together imaginatively and enjoy developing physically in the inviting outdoor area. They learn to pull on waterproof jackets themselves and explore rainwater in puddles and containers.
Parents are full of praise for the staff; they feel that children are helped to learn and settle into the pre-school because of the warm relationships staff develop with them. Children are friendly and behave well together. They learn about taking turns and sharing the resources; for example, when they use blocks to make cars and bikes. If children become upset, staff remain very calm, and they kindly help children to manage their feelings.
Parents value how supportive the staff are and appreciate the effective communication they receive, such as the photographs and comments that staff share about children's learning. Teachers from the schools where children will move on to are invited to visit and get to know the children. Staff also communicate with shared settings that children attend, including childminders, which helps to provide consistency for children across their day.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop the effectiveness of systems for supervising and coaching staff in order to support and improve staff practice and knowledge n improve the effectiveness of staff teaching skills in order to further develop children's speech, communication and language development.
- 24 November 2022Good
- 2 December 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Frogs Pre School
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- 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.
- Is there a place for my child's age? 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.