Princetown Community Preschool
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Yelverton for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 2016, with 25 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 Devon
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Devon 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
PL20 6QEWhat 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 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff welcome children and their families to the setting. They form warm relationships with the children and allow time for individual children to settle at their own pace. Parents enjoy the friendly atmosphere of the pre-school and feel that staff support them in meeting the needs of each child. Parents are welcomed into the pre-school where they can share the learning available. Parents enjoy helping their children to practise skills at home such as using scissors safely and learning about letter sounds as they prepare for going on to school.
Staff make good use of a wide range of learning opportunities in and around the setting. Children enjoy trips out onto the moor together. They are excited to visit the librarian at their local library and are enthusiastic about the books read to them. They develop coordination as they learn to skip and jump in a large hall in the Community Centre. Staff make the most of exciting opportunities, such as the air ambulance landing nearby, which the children remember and talk about.
Staff are ambitious for all children to learn and to thrive. They work with the local
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide more support for children to develop their communication skills so that they learn to express themselves and chat with their friends.
- 10 July 2024Good
- 11 September 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Princetown Community Preschool
- 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.