Mosterton Preschool
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Beaminster for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:45 to 15:15, 5 days a week. £6.40 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2022. Open since 2017, with 28 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
All Day and Flexible sessions are charged at £6.40 per non funded hour
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
15 and 30 hours for 3 and 4 year olds; 15 hours for some 2 year olds.
Worth knowing. Breakfast Club is not covered by government funding. Additional fees at £6.40 per hour are payable for any hours or part hours over and above the 15 or 30 government funded hours. £2 per day consumables charge.
What childcare usually costs in Dorset
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Dorset 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
DT8 3JQWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 21 July 2022.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for Mosterton Preschool
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
- Is £6.40 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.