Roydon Early Years Ltd
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Roydon for from 1 year 6 months up to school age, open 08:45 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £5.25 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2022. Open since 2012, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | £5.00 £5.25Our current fees are set at £5.25 per hour |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £5.00 Late payment of fees: £5
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £0.50 a day extra optional activities such as events, celebrationsvoluntary fee for chargeable extras for funded places
Funded hours
Government Funding for all 3 and 4 year olds; 30 hours funding for some children from the term after they turn 9 months; Government funding for disadvantaged 2 year olds.
Worth knowing. A funded place is free of charge, however, we do ask for a voluntary fee for these chargeable extras: meals and snacks consumed by the child (25p per day a child is registered to attend); extra optional activities such as events, celebrations, specialist tuition or other activities that are not directly related or necessary for the effective delivery of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework (50p per day a child is registered to attend). Funded hours can be claimed – Mon – m.
What childcare usually costs in Norfolk
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Norfolk 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
IP22 5RBWhat 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, 9 September 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are greeted by friendly staff when they arrive at the setting. They happily leave their parents at the gate to explore the learning activities in the outside area.
Children settle quickly and enjoy spending time with their friends and the staff.
They run to join in with the morning routine on the log circle. Children are keen to show visitors their counting skills. For example, they carefully count how many magnetic fish they have caught. They enjoy acting out their favourite stories, giggling and running away from an imaginary bear they find on their 'bear hunt'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop their understanding of engaging children consistently in meaningful interactions that extend their vocabulary n help staff to recognise when children are ready and capable to be independent and do things for themselves.
- 9 September 2022Good
- 13 October 2016Good
- 11 September 2012Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Roydon Early Years Ltd
- 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 £5.25 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.