St Paul's Playgroup
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Plymouth for from 1 year 6 months up to school age, open 08:30 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £7.00 an hour for 18 month old, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 1992, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 month old18m to 5y | £7.00fee for 18 month old children | |
| 2 year old's2y to 3y | £6.00fee for 2 year olds | |
| 3 and 4 year old's3y to 4y | £5.00fee for 3 and 4 year olds |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Funded 15/30 hours.
Worth knowing. If you are entitled to funding our fees will only be applicable for any hours you take in addition to the funded 15/30 hours.
What childcare usually costs in Plymouth
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Plymouth 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
PL5 1NEWhat 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, 22 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children have strong and secure relationships with the staff at this pre-school.
Managers create a nurturing and inviting home-from-home environment for children, who arrive with joy and confidence. Children independently store their lunch bags before accessing the many age-appropriate activities available. Older children concentrate well as they explore puzzles in the mathematics area and look at books in the cosy reading area. Older children are good role models for the younger children and like to help them. For example, when it is time to tidy the toys away, they support younger children to stack the wooden blocks correctly.
Staff help children to build their small-hand muscles. For example, they help children to create happy and sad facial expressions with salt dough. Young children concentrate well during this activity. Staff support children's understanding of emotions. They discuss with children the different ways to express emotion, including what makes them feel happy or sad. Staff speak in kind and gentle voices and create a calm atmosphere. Children of all ages are curious learners and confident communicators. Staff have high expectations for children and give children time to think and respond to questions. Children know the routine of the pre-school and readily respond to staff requests.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend opportunities for parents to receive up-to-date information about their children's daily learning and overall progress, to further strengthen parent partnership n review and adapt children's intimate care routines to reflect their individual preferences and to improve their overall experience.
- 22 June 2023Good
- 8 January 2018Good
- 24 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St Paul's Playgroup
- 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 £7.00 an hour 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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