St. Christopher's Pre School
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Grimsby for children from birth to 5, open 08:45 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2022. Open since 1993, with 16 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 East Lincolnshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North East Lincolnshire 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
DN32 9HRWhat 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, 13 July 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and safe at the pre-school. They have warm and caring relationships with their key person and enjoy spending time with them. Children behave well. Older children help by pouring water for younger children as they play. Children are engaged in their learning. They mix the mud and water as they make a 'swamp'. The dinosaurs visit the swamp and children delight in thinking of new ideas as they play in the mud kitchen.
Children are encouraged to develop their physical skills. They balance on the crates in the garden. They look to their key person for support when they feel unsteady.
Younger children explore their senses as they smell and taste different fruits. Older children develop their small-muscle skills as they use small tools to squeeze the juice from the orange. Children develop their confidence and make good progress in their physical skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- further strengthen the good teaching practices to give children more opportunities to understand and manage their own feelings.
- 13 July 2022Good
- 24 September 2015Good
- 10 February 2010Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St. Christopher's 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.