Manor Early Years Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Knaresborough for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2021. 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
Worth knowing. Optional fee of £10 per full day for funded children to cover lunch, drinks, snacks, additional half an hour childcare, and contribution to forest school, martial arts/dance classes and outings.
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
HG5 0BNWhat 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, 11 November 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are cared for in a nurturing and exceptionally well-resourced environment.
Most children separate easily from parents, relishing the welcoming smiles and cheery 'good mornings' given by staff. For those children who are less sure, staff offer hugs and comforting words. This helps children to feel safe and secure, and they settle quickly into their day.
Children enjoy being outdoors. They relish the extensive play and learning opportunities that staff plan for them, particularly for their physical development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review staff's practice to enable children to develop their thinking skills n support staff to develop consistency in supporting children's mathematical development, in particular children's understanding of numbers and counting.
- 11 November 2021Good
- 24 March 2016Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Manor Early Years Pre-School
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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