Over Kellet Playgroup
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Carnforth for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. £5.90 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 1992, with 240 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year.
| Age | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £17.70if not funded by Early Education Funding | £5.90if not funded by Early Education Funding |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £2.00 optional activities with the Reading Fairy & SuperBallPauloptional; can opt out
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 hours of Early Education Funding is available to ALL three and four year old children. Most working families are entitled to an additional 15 hours, making 30 hours in total. Many two year olds are also eligible for 15 or 30 hours of Early Education Funding.
Worth knowing. Families can access funded sessions without paying for additional hours or services. There are no additional charges for consumables.
What childcare usually costs in Lancashire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lancashire 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
LA6 1DTWhat 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, 27 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Friendly and attentive staff create a warm welcome. Children skip in happily to greet their friends. They hang up their coats and wash their hands as part of their familiar morning routines. Children understand the high expectations that staff have of them. They are supported to settle quickly and are ready to learn. Staff offer an ambitious and carefully sequenced curriculum. They are always on hand to guide and talk to children, offering support and encouragement as children build on what they know and can already do. Children engage well in the experiences provided and demonstrate positive attitudes towards their learning. All children behave well.
When staff identify that some children require additional support, leaders work effectively with the highly skilled special educational needs coordinator (SENDCo).
They implement plans to ensure that children receive the help they need to make continued good progress. Each day, staff use a range of thoughtfully planned activities that help the children learn the knowledge and skills they need for their next steps. There are lots of opportunities to practise these skills in independent play. For example, the children problem-solve and practise their fine motor skills as their build brick enclosures for toy animals.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to consistently recognise when to enhance and extend children's learning during their chosen play n provide further opportunities for children to engage in large-scale physical play and develop their confidence in managing their own appropriate risk.
- 27 June 2023Good
- 9 November 2017Good
- 21 June 2017Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Over Kellet Playgroup
- Youngest age taken
- 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 £5.90 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.
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.