St Mary's Church Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Yatton for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 1992, with 24 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 Somerset
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Somerset 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
BS49 4HHWhat 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, 26 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and excited to start their day. They part from their parents with a wave and are greeted by waiting staff. Children understand the expectations of the pre-school. For example, they know to hang their coat and put their lunch boxes where they are stored. Older children can recognise their name and confidently self-register, with some children independently writing their name before entering the welcoming and intriguing play space.
The curriculum is designed to ensure that children are ready for school. Staff use children's interests to promote and develop these skills. Books and stories are used as a hook for learning, supporting language development and a love of stories.
Children sing songs and rhymes and have access to audio books that they listen to with staff, or books they can independently choose in the story corner. This helps to develop children's early literacy skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to recognise when daily routines or activities for children need to be adapted to help children to stay engaged and motivated in their learning n provide children with clear and consistent messages to support them to develop healthy habits and behaviours.
- 26 June 2023Good
- 16 September 2022Good
- 9 September 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St Mary's Church 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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