Scallywags Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Gravesend for from 2 years up to school age, open 09:00 to 15:45, 5 days a week. £30.00 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 2016, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
The fee per session is £30.00, payable whether the child attends or not (this is to maintain their place at the pre-school).
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Government funding for 2, 3 and 4 year olds.
Worth knowing. Government provides funding for 38 weeks and parent can access up to 15 hours per week.
What childcare usually costs in Kent
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Kent 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
DA11 8AJWhat 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, 27 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Friendly and enthusiastic staff greet children on arrival at this welcoming preschool, where they enter and immediately settle to interesting and engaging activities. Children develop a strong bond with their key person and are happy to leave their parents to enjoy the enticing environment. Staff plan activities that suit children's age and stage of development. For instance, they teach children to use their listening skills to identify various animals from their sounds. Children are encouraged to listen and wait before they respond. This helps children to learn about the back and forth of conversation, and it develops their ability to pay attention for longer periods of time.
The behaviour of children in the pre-school is good. Staff have high expectations for children's consideration of others. Children play games that will enhance their sharing and turn-taking skills. They learn to have a positive attitude towards their friends and show kindness towards each other, such as when negotiating the space around them. Staff recognise when children do not want to take part in group activities and offer one-to-one support in a quieter area. This helps children to feel safe and secure at pre-school and promotes their emotional well-being.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide further opportunities for older children to instigate and follow their own lines of enquiry and challenge during their self-chosen play n strengthen training to build on staff's knowledge and understanding to raise confidence and further embed good practice.
- 27 February 2024Good
- 17 April 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Scallywags 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 £30.00 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
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