Preston Community Preschool
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Paignton for babies from 6 months up to school age, open sessions in term time, often mornings. £6.50 an hour for under 2's, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2014, with 52 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2'sbirth to 2y | £6.50under 2's | |
| From 6 months old6m to 5y | £6.50Hoglets baby room | |
| Over 2 years old2y to 5y | £6.00over 2 years old |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £1.00 a session additional per session for snacks and extrasall children, includes snacks and the extras
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
2 years old funding as well as 15 and 30 hours funded childcare.
What childcare usually costs in Torbay
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Torbay 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
TQ3 2RBWhat 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, 4 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
When entering the setting, children change their footwear for the session. Staff support children when needed and celebrate their independence. Children participate in a dance activity which they thoroughly enjoy. They move around, waving their chiffon scarves. Staff encourage the children to feel the effects of the physical activity on their hearts and discuss this. Children exclaim, 'It's going boom, boom,' and 'It's beating so fast.' Staff explain how activity is important to keep healthy.
Staff provide a calm, nurturing and caring environment for children. Babies thrive and staff know how to meet their care needs effectively. Babies are confident communicators, and staff respond swiftly when they express their needs. Toddlers enjoy a range of stimulating activities that are based on their interests. They have confidence in accessing resources and show good levels of independence. They move freely between the indoor and the outdoor learning environments. They access activities that promote development in all early years foundation stage curriculum areas. Staff who work with older children help them develop the skills they need to start school. Children show developing levels of concentration and enjoy listening to familiar stories. Staff are good role models for children. They teach them how to be caring, kind, helpful and respectful of each other. Children demonstrate these behaviours and exhibit good social skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen communication and language teaching to ensure that children have ambitious vocabulary modelled to them by all staff n build on existing strategies of support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and ensure consistency in staff's approach to care.
- 4 November 2022Good
- 2 December 2016Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Preston Community Preschool
- 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
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 £6.50 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.
- 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.