Pre School and After School Club at Whalton School Limited
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Morpeth for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 March 2023. Open since 2001, 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 Northumberland
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Northumberland 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
NE61 3XHWhat 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, 3 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thoroughly enjoy their time in the pre-school. They come in happily and get ready for their visits to the woods with enthusiasm. The manager and staff have high expectations. They are keen that children learn about their place in the community. Staff help children to understand how they can care for the environment. Three-year-old children explain to other children how wasting food is not good for the environment. Children learn about global issues, such as animals that are becoming extinct. They learn to keep themselves safe. For example, as they visit the local woods, children learn to walk safely together. They stop at the fence and wait until staff tell them it is safe to continue. Children learn to climb fences safely. They know that they need to take care and ensure their feet are securely on the fence before they climb down.
Children behave well and follow the rules and routines well. For example, when children climb the fence into the woods, they know that they must sit on the wooden benches and wait until all the children are there. They tidy up with enthusiasm at the end of the session, as soon as the manager starts to count to
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide even more opportunities for children to try things out for themselves and express their own thoughts and ideas n improve communication with all other settings that children attend to ensure that children make the best possible progress.
- 3 March 2023Good
- 6 March 2017Good
- 3 November 2016Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Pre School and After School Club at Whalton School Limited
- 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
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