Ruskin Road Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Carshalton for from 2 years up to school age, open 09:30 to 14:30, 5 days a week. £18.00 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 1992, with 32 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | £18.00not eligible for funding £24.00not eligible for funding |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £5.00 a session Early Birds
- £5.00 a session Late owls
- £7.50 a session Early Birds and Late owls both
- £8.00 a session Peckish Penguins
Funded hours
Working Parents Entitlement 30 hours for 9 months to 4 year olds; Funded Early Education for 2 year olds; Universal Entitlement (15 Hours for 3 and 4 year olds).
Worth knowing. Core offer for 30 hours: 9.00am - 3.00pm Monday to Friday. Core offer for 15 hours: 9.30am - 12.30pm Monday to Friday or up to 3 full days or variables. Additional hours charged: Early Birds 9am-9.30am and/or Late owls 2.30pm-3pm at £5 per session or both for £7.50; Peckish Penguins 12.30pm-1.30pm at £8.
What childcare usually costs in Sutton
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Sutton 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
SM5 3DEWhat 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.
- 22 July 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 30 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children play happily with their friends at this pre-school. They make decisions about what they want to do and cooperate well with each other. Children play with a variety of resources. For example, children play with cars, build towers out of blocks and make each other food in the role play area. Children are learning to make choices. They have warm relationships with staff. Children tell staff what they want to play with. This helps them to gain confidence and express themselves.
Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour. Children learn how to share and take turns. They hear praise from staff when they do the right thing. For instance, staff say, 'Well done, good sharing'. Children learn to respect each other.
They cooperate with their friends in their play activities. Children behave well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance opportunities for children to learn even more about people and communities outside their own n monitor teaching to help staff expand their skills further, particularly during focussed adult-led activities, so that each child makes the best possible progress.
- 30 January 2023Good
- 25 May 2017Good
- 27 February 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Ruskin Road Pre-School
- 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 £18.00 a session 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.