Monk Fryston Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Leeds for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2021. Open since 1992, with 24 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
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
LS25 5DYWhat 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, 19 October 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily. They are motivated in their play and learning throughout the session. They learn to listen attentively to staff during activities in small and large groups. Children join in enthusiastically to sing the days of the week or months of the year. The most-able children work out what day and month it is.
When helped, children also know that the 19th comes after the 18th.
Children settle quickly because staff adapt the settling-in process to meet their individual needs. Staff understand why some children might find it more difficult to settle. For example, they acknowledge when children have experienced changes at home, often due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- give greater consideration to regular daily routines to ensure they are more ageappropriate for the youngest children and more challenging for the most-able children.
- 19 October 2021Good
- 7 November 2019Inadequate
- 29 January 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Monk Fryston Pre-School
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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