St. Mark's Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Guildford for from 2 years up to school age, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £57.00 a session for 2 year old, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2013, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
2 year old - 6 hour session £57.00
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
15 hours of EYFE for 38 weeks the term after their child turns 3; FEET for 2 year olds (15 hours); Working Parent Entitlement 15/30 hours from the term after the child turns 9 months.
Worth knowing. Consumables are charged at .70p for each hour your child attends. Parents can choose how to use their funded entitlement within our session times if available, any additional hours are charged at £8.00 per hour.
What childcare usually costs in Surrey
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Surrey 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
GU3 2DAWhat 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, 16 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive eager and keen to learn. They separate well from parents, as staff welcome them warmly and settle them into the pre-school. Children form close bonds with staff and show that they feel safe and secure in their care. Children respond positively to the warm interactions staff provide.
Children have access to good-quality educational experiences in the pre-school.
They gain a wealth of useful skills that prepare them well for their move on to school. The manager and staff use children's interests, and their understanding of what children know and can do, to provide activities that engage children well. For example, children spend extended periods of time building a range of towers and ramps with large wooden blocks. Staff encourage them to explore the differently sized bricks they use and skilfully introduce mathematical ideas such as comparison and height.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- ensure that the length of time for carpet sessions supports the youngest children effectively to have a positive impact on their continued learning and good progress.
- 16 March 2023Good
- 14 July 2017Good
- 24 June 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St. Mark's Pre-School
- 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
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.
- Is £57.00 a session still the rate? 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.