Seamer Pre-School
OutstandingBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Scarborough for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in September 2022. Open since 1992, with 30 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
YO12 4RFWhat 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, 8 September 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are extremely happy, settled and confident due to the caring and attentive approach from staff. They do well in this vibrant pre-school and make rapid progress in all areas of learning. The key-person system is highly effective. Staff plan activities with optimal challenge to ensure that children are highly motivated to learn. For example, staff skilfully identify children who would benefit from additional support in their speech and language development. These children take part in small-group sessions, where staff pay extremely careful attention to children's communication and understanding. Children constantly initiate and extend activities for themselves. For example, after identifying how toy dinosaurs make footprints in sand, children move on to making patterns in paint. Children use their creativity to design and make pictures with paints and collage materials.
Children are excellent risk assessors and show great control in a range of situations. For example, children carefully navigate their bicycles and scooters around the road signs outside. Children explore healthy lifestyles through a number of innovative activities. They explore the impact of physical exercise on their bodies as they take part in gymnastics classes. Staff ensure children know about the importance of warming up before exercising. Children learn the importance of good oral health through discussions and planned activities.
- 8 September 2022Outstanding
- 24 November 2015Outstanding
- 5 March 2009Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Seamer 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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