Scriven Park Pre School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Knaresborough for children from birth to 8+, open 08:45 to 15:30, 4 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2011, with 20 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 North Yorkshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Yorkshire 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
HG5 0SLWhat 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 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children settle happily in this nurturing pre-school. The friendly staff make sure all children's care needs are met in a warm, calm and productive atmosphere, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The team are passionate about providing a high-quality learning experience for all children.
Children are confident, independent and eager to participate in the stimulating activities on offer. This helps motivate children to learn and their emotional and physical well-being blossom.
Children behave very well. Staff take every opportunity to praise children's positive behaviour. Children learn to share, take turns and to help others. For example, older children remind younger ones not to lick the paint on their fingers. They take them to the fresh water bottles and say, 'Have a drink instead'. Key persons know their children extremely well and know what works with them. Children who are unable to self-regulate are given wonderful support to help them calm and learn how their behaviour affects others. Older children enjoy being helpful, such as when they are asked to help put the home corner resources away so that it is organised and appealing to their friends. This helps children to feel a valued member of the pre-school and supports their self-esteem.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- sharpen the focus of observation and planning so staff provide an even clearer picture of younger children's progress and further promote their next steps in learning n enhance the opportunities children have to explore how things work, to further extend their understanding of the world.
- 9 July 2024Good
- 20 July 2023Needs improvement
- 13 November 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Scriven Park Pre School
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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