Minus Five Preschool
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Addlestone for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £7.50 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2022. Open since 1992, with 18 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Our fees are £7.50 per hour, with an additional voluntary contribution of £1.00 per session to help cover the cost of snacks and enhanced activities.
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Government income of £6.42 per hour.
Worth knowing. Voluntary contribution of £1.00 per session; waived for Pupil Premium families.
What childcare usually costs in Surrey
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Surrey 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
KT15 2EWWhat 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, 20 April 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily at the pre-school and are greeted with great warmth by staff. The manager recognises the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's social development. She adapted the settling-in process to make sure it is tailored to children's individual needs. As a result, children show high levels of selfconfidence and secure attachments with staff, who place a high priority on supporting their emotional well-being.
Children settle quickly into their self-chosen play because staff consider their individual needs and interests when setting up the environment. They relish playing together and with staff in the role play 'food truck' and 'supermarket'. Children busily prepare orders for smoothies and snacks. They learn about healthy lifestyles as they buy real fruit from the supermarket and later help prepare this for their snacks. Children behave with kindness and warmth towards each other. For example, they alert staff if one of their friends is upset. Children sit in the 'library'
area reading books together and take it in turns to share their favourite stories.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance the organisation of the environment and delivery of activities so that children are consistently engaged in challenging and meaningful learning n review the provision for outdoor activities so that children who attend afternoon sessions are consistently provided with daily opportunities to play and learn outdoors.
- 20 April 2022Good
- 6 June 2017Good
- 13 April 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Minus Five Preschool
- 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.
- Is £7.50 an hour 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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