Preston Pre-School Ltd
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Weymouth for children from birth to 8+, open 08:45 to 14:45, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2014, with 30 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 Dorset
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Dorset 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
DT3 6BHWhat 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, 10 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy, sociable and confident. Friendly and welcoming staff greet children at the door, and children settle quickly. Children form good relationships with staff who have a good knowledge of each child's interests and stage of development. Staff use this knowledge to provide motivating learning experiences for all children. This helps all children make good progress from their starting points.
The curriculum is carefully planned and resourced to support children's learning and development. For example, children enjoy pretending to 'walk the plank' as they develop their balancing skills on pieces of wood and tyres outside. Inside, children independently squeeze paint into pots, paint their hands, and then make prints on pieces of paper. This supports children's creativity.
Staff enthusiastically engage with children in their play. They extend children's learning and support their language and communication skills. For example, staff help children find the names of different dinosaurs by comparing the toy dinosaurs to photos they find on the internet. Children listen well and have fun trying to pronounce the names.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - develop planned adult-led activities more effectively to help all children make even more progress in their learning n consistently support all children to express themselves and their ideas during discussions to fully extend their communication and language n provide more opportunities to develop children's learning and understanding of mathematical concepts, such as counting and number during their play and daily routines.
- 10 May 2023Good
- 18 October 2017Good
- 15 September 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Preston Pre-School Ltd
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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