Oakengates United Church Pre-school
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Telford 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 March 2023. Open since 1970, with 11 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 Telford and Wrekin
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Telford and Wrekin 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
TF2 6JHWhat 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, 28 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily and understand the routine to follow when staff greet them at the door. Children hang up their coats independently and use their early reading skills to identify their name. They thoroughly enjoy the company of the staff who are friendly and nurturing. Staff encourage children to develop confidence in their own abilities and children seek staff out for hugs, and high fives when they are pleased with their accomplishments.
All children gain a wide range of useful skills that prepare them well for the next stage of their learning and their move to school. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make good progress based on their starting points. Children develop good communication skills. They particularly enjoy sharing their favourite books with staff where they talk about the illustrations and express their opinions. For example, children access non-fiction books, such as cookery books and talk about the food they like, and dislike.
Staff have high expectations for children. Children behave well and respond to the gentle reminders from staff about the rules. Two-year-old children learn that there are times that they need to wait for what they want and understand that they must join a short queue so they can pour their own drink.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance the partnership working with parents so they have all the information they need to further support children's learning at home n extend the learning environment to provide older children with ambitious experiences that further extend their physical development.
- 28 March 2023Good
- 13 October 2022Inadequate
- 7 December 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Oakengates United Church 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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