Parley Community Pre School
Ofsted report card Nov 2025Takes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open a few years
A pre-school in Ferndown for children from birth to 8+, open 08:15 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £43.40 a day, and they take the funded hours. Inspected under Ofsted's new report card in November 2025. Open since 2023, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated 2025-2026.
| Age | Full day | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £43.40non funded | £6.20Hours outside funding |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £25.00 Pre School Starter Packageincludes a Pre School T Shirt, changing bag, bookbag and 2
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £5.00 a day Voluntary Contributionchildren claiming 15 or 30 hours funded childcare
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 hours funding for children aged 2 with working parents, Golden Ticket funding for low income families for 2 year olds, 15 hour and 30 hour 3-4 year old funding.
Worth knowing. Voluntary Contribution charged (where agreed) to children claiming 15 or 30 hours funded childcare, £5 per day funded.
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
BH22 8SQWhat Ofsted found, area by area
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives a standard in each of seven areas rather than one overall grade. Expected standard means it is doing what it should.
Still missing for Parley Community Pre School
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £43.40 a day 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.