Phoenix Under 5s Preschool
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in York for children from birth to 5, open 08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week. £8.00 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2022. Open since 1999, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Where a child attends hours beyond their funded entitlement, or where a child is not yet eligible for funding, sessions are charged at: £8.00 per hour
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
15 hours universal entitlement, 30 hours extended entitlement, and early education for 2-year-olds.
Worth knowing. Funding applies for 38 weeks per year (term-time only) and cannot be stretched across additional weeks. Parents must complete and sign a Parent Declaration Form each term.
What childcare usually costs in York
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in York 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
YO31 8LPWhat 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, 5 April 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily at this small, friendly pre-school setting. They part easily from their parents and quickly settle to their play and learning. Children behave very well. They willingly follow the meaningful routines because they know what is expected of them. For example, children organise themselves ready for circle time and find their name card to show they are here. Staff create a very pleasant, yet busy, atmosphere.
Children develop a positive attitude to being active outdoors in the fresh air. They enjoy their healthy snacks and are reminded to drink their water. Children become increasingly independent. They capably peel their own tangerines and say they like their apples. Children show proudly how they use the soap to wash their hands.
They mostly manage their personal hygiene very well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- continue to monitor and improve all children's engagement with the curriculum provided.
- 5 April 2022Good
- 20 January 2017Good
- 4 February 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Phoenix Under 5s Preschool
- Youngest age taken
- 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 £8.00 an hour 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.