Mother Goose Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Royston for from 2 years up to school age, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £8.00 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 2018, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
£8.00 per hour
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
Universal 15 Hours Free Childcare for all three and four year olds; also able to accept children who are eligible for the 15 hours as a 'funded two'; Free 30 Hours Childcare for Working Parents.
Worth knowing. The 15 hours per week of funded education may be taken by attending one 3-hour session per day. However, it can also be taken flexibly, and can include lunch club. Should your child attend for more than their funded hours, you will be required to pay the Pre-School for the additional childcare hours.
What childcare usually costs in Cambridgeshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Cambridgeshire 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
SG8 5QEWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 11 March 2022.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for Mother Goose Pre-School
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £8.00 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.