Phase 5 Pre-School Playgroup
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Yate for from 2 years up to school age, open 09:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 1998, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Fully funded sessions of 15-30 hours per week.
Worth knowing. Funding cannot be used for Breakfast Club.
What childcare usually costs in South Gloucestershire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in South Gloucestershire 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
BS37 8SZWhat 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, 11 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The manager has made significant changes to the way staff plan and implement the curriculum following the last inspection. All staff have been involved in training and putting the changes into practice. They ensure children receive ambitious sequenced learning experiences that build effectively on what children already know and can do. They recognise when there are gaps in the curriculum and individual children's development so they can put in place support to close them.
All children, including those with special educational needs/and or disabilities
(SEND), make good progress from their starting points.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- ensure staff are aware of all children and not just those they are working with one to one or in small groups to make sure children receive consistent support to manage risks n make sure staff include quieter children more effectively to enhance learning and development opportunities.
- 11 January 2024Good
- 28 February 2023Needs improvement
- 18 May 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Phase 5 Pre-School Playgroup
- What it costs
- Meals
- Nappies
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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.