St John's Pre-school Nursery
Outstanding★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Kingston upon Hull for children from birth to 5, open 08:50 to 11:50, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in February 2022. Open since 2007, with 24 places.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
HU6 7LSWhat 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, 17 February 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children benefit from being in the care of an exceptional staff team. Children enter excitedly and are warmly greeted by staff who know them very well. Children have excellent manners. They are highly effective communicators and play cooperatively in the stimulating learning environment provided by staff. Children have an excellent understanding of the routines and boundaries of the pre-school. This helps children to feel safe and secure.
Children take part in wonderful small-friendship groups. They are learning how to be a nice friend. Children demonstrate excellent turn taking as they wait patiently to have their go. Children confidently talk about their feelings and offer compliments to their friends. For example, they say, 'You have done good sharing'
and 'You have shown good listening'. Children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), show a high level of understanding and management of their own feelings.
- 17 February 2022Outstanding
- 1 April 2014Outstanding
- 4 June 2009Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St John's Pre-school Nursery
- 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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