St Andrews Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Derby for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:45, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2024. Open since 2016, with 26 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 Derby
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Derby 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
DE23 1PXWhat 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.
- 2 March 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 9 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities
(SEND), enjoy their learning in this friendly and vibrant pre-school. They make good progress overall in all aspects of their development. Staff prepare children well for the next stage in their learning, including systematically developing the skills and knowledge they need for starting school. For example, children learn to develop their fine muscle control and cutting skills as they design and create paper tree sculptures and collage pictures with twigs and other natural objects inspired by the story of 'The Stickman'. Such activities help to prepare children for the later development of their writing skills.
Children are safe and secure. They rise to the staff's high expectations and are very well behaved. Children, including those who find it difficult to manage their emotions, build strong relationships with the positive, knowledgeable and engaging staff. The staff skilfully help children to develop the skills they need to play well with other children. For example, children know that only four children at a time can row the role-play rocking boat and happily wait their turn. Children learn how to take good care of themselves and live healthily. For example, they frequently spend time inside and outside engaged in progressively challenging physical activities and enjoying nourishing snacks. Parents overwhelmingly appreciate the care and consideration staff constantly show and the very regular communication they receive to support their children's learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- sharpen the curriculum planning and support for the staff's professional development to ensure all opportunities are taken to fully broaden and deepen learning through all children's experiences.
- 9 December 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 24 January 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for St Andrews 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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