Songbirds Preston
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Hull for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2022, with 81 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 hours free childcare for all parents of 2 - 4-year-olds; up to 30 hours for eligible working families in England with a child from 9 months old up to school age.
What childcare usually costs in East Riding of Yorkshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in East Riding of 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
HU12 8UYWhat 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, 20 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time in this lively, welcoming nursery. They are keen to join their friends and get involved in interesting activities. The space and resources have been planned well to inspire children to explore and investigate. Information about the youngest children's home routines is obtained from parents and these are replicated in the nursery. Staff caring for babies are patient and nurturing. This means children settle quickly and form strong bonds with their key person. Staff provide a comfortable space for parents who want to come in and breastfeed their baby.
Children learn to be kind and begin to understand the impact their actions have on others. They demonstrate positive behaviour and have good relationships with one another. Children make good progress in all aspects of learning during their time at the nursery. The curriculum considers children's interests and next steps in learning and overall, offers appropriate challenge. Pre-school children are prepared well for the eventual move to school.
Children benefit from an outdoor area that excites them and stimulates their learning. Older children risk assess for themselves where areas are slippery and muddy. Adult-led sessions take place in a covered classroom area. Children listen quietly and think about what they can hear. This promotes discussions. They talk about birds, the wind, the children in the other rooms playing and the traffic on the road. They think about the 'pitter patter' sound the rain makes on the roof.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- explore ways to further challenge more able children so that they continually build on their skills and knowledge and make the best possible progress n develop an effective two-way flow of communication with parents so that they are better informed about the progress their children are making and how to support children's learning at home.
- 20 March 2023Good
Still missing for Songbirds Preston
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
- 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.
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