Pepperpot Bathford Preschool
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Bath 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 February 2023. Open since 1997, with 24 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 Bath and North East Somerset
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Bath and North East Somerset 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
BA1 7UBWhat 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, 2 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Friendly staff welcome the children into this nurturing pre-school. They show they have formed close bonds with the children as they hug them and ask about their morning. The children become excited as they walk through a child-sized door into the playroom. They seek out their friends before exploring the activities on offer.
The children explore Arctic animals frozen in ice. Staff encourage the children to use their critical thinking skills to come up with ideas on how to rescue the animals.
They decide to use warm water to melt the ice slowly. Staff ask the children if the ice is a solid or a liquid. The children decide it was a solid and that once it melts it turns into a liquid. They cheer as they rescue the different animals. This creates a sense of achievement and develops a positive attitude to learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the organisation and frequency of whole-group activities to help younger children listen and attend consistently n support staff's ongoing professional development further, to raise the quality of teaching to the highest level.
- 2 February 2023Good
- 11 May 2017Good
- 5 January 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Pepperpot Bathford Preschool
- 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.