St Michael's Pre-School Nursery
OutstandingBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Carlisle for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 2007, 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 Cumberland
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Cumberland 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
CA5 7QBWhat 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, 21 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Providing children with the highest emotional security is at the very heart of St
Michael's Pre-School. All staff show an unwavering passion and commitment to enriching children's character and to ensuring they form strong and secure attachments. As a result, children are brimming with confidence and self-assurance.
They are curious, motivated and resilient learners. The firm priority that leaders place on promoting close bonds between children and staff, impacts significantly on children's personal, social and emotional development. Children show an exceptional ability to understand their own feelings and those of others, in addition to making respectful and caring friendships with their peers. Staff are superb role models. Their consistently polite, respectful and considerate interactions with children and other staff members, help children to understand the expectations of their own behaviour.
- 21 February 2024Outstanding
- 23 February 2018Outstanding
- 5 November 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St Michael'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.