Pebbles Pre-School & Day Care
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Mundesley for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 2006, with 52 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 Norfolk
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Norfolk 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
NR11 8LEWhat 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, 26 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children show a real sense of belonging in this nurturing nursery. Home visits, carried out before children start, mean that strong relationships are swiftly established between the staff, children and their parents. Staff use their knowledge of the children to ensure that their individual needs are met. Babies' routines from home, such as eating and sleeping, are followed. Babies and toddlers develop the confidence to explore freely. They confidently seek out their key person for a cuddle when they need some extra reassurance.
Children get to spend plenty of time outdoors every day, and there are regular opportunities for the older children to explore the natural world in the purpose provided nature area. Here, they learn about staying safe and remember that there is 'no licking and no picking'. Children are well supervised and the required adult to child ratios are adhered to. Staff plan and provide a broad learning experiences for the different ages of children, based on the children's interests. Children have opportunities to make their own choices, as resources are at their level and accessible. As a result, children engage in purposeful play. In addition, staff encourage children to take part in planned creative activities, exploring with paint, clay and other natural materials. Children are supported to listen and take turns.
Staff support children's emotional well-being very well. Staff use recall effectively, talking to the children about their previous experiences. Children learn to manage their own feeling and emotions and respect others through activities, stories and discussions. When children find it difficult to share, staff sensitively remind them how to do this, modelling expected language and behaviours. Staff praise and encourage the children, which helps to develop their confidence and self-esteem.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to use their knowledge of what children already know and can do, in order to sequence, extend and help children to make as much progress as possible n provide staff with regular opportunities to reflect on their own and other's practice, in order to raise the quality of learning to the highest level.
- 26 September 2024Good
- 4 June 2019Good
- 15 January 2019Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Pebbles Pre-School & Day Care
- 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.