Paston Fundays Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Peterborough for children from birth to 8+, open 08:45 to 15:15, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2001, with 26 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 Peterborough
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Peterborough 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
PE4 7DHWhat 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, 17 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff warmly greet each child into the pre-school. They ask how children are feeling and provide good support to children who may be slightly unsettled. Staff's warm and caring approach helps children to settle quickly, and they eagerly explore their chosen activity. Staff work hard to create a friendly and homely setting that provides good support for children and their families. A feelings board has been introduced to help children who find it difficult to express their emotions to identify, understand and respond to the feelings they have. Children play calmly and show good focus and attention as they play. Staff help children to learn how to show kindness towards others. Children are learning to share and take turns.
Staff provide children with a range of activities that promote the use of their senses and helps to begin the development of their creative thoughts and development over time. In role play, children chop and peel real fruit and vegetables, they play with everyday household objects, such as spatulas and cups. Spices are added to dough and children explore tea bags and coffee granules mixed with water. They pour drinks from teapots to serve to staff and their friends. These types of activities also help to develop children's fine motor skills and hand muscles in preparation for being able to use and hold writing materials confidently in school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend existing systems for the monitoring of staff performance to continue to strengthen and improve on teaching skills that especially help to further develop children's communication and language.
- 17 January 2024Good
- 5 February 2018Good
- 15 September 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Paston Fundays 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.