Stanwick Pre-school Playgroup
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Wellingborough 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 July 2022. Open since 2011, 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 North Northamptonshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Northamptonshire 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
NN9 6QJWhat 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, 6 July 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children excitedly arrive at this calm and friendly playgroup, happily leaving their parents. Children have strong relationships with staff, cheerfully engaging them in their play. This demonstrates that they feel secure at the playgroup. Staff teach children how to keep safe. For example, they remind children how to transport scissors and use them safely. Children behave well. They react positively when staff remind them to tidy their toys away. Children show friendly behaviour towards visitors, inviting them into their play. For example, children share dolls with them, demonstrating and discussing how they 'dress baby'.
Staff provide a variety of activities that cover the seven areas of learning. Children show good engagement, with a positive attitude towards their learning. Staff develop children's communication and language skills well. For example, staff introduce descriptive words during a water activity. They discuss how cotton wool turns 'slimy and soggy' when wet. Children have numerous opportunities to develop their physical skills. They practise balancing on stepping stones and they confidently climb steps on the slide. Children enjoy playing outside. They sit on rugs, intently looking at toy bugs through magnifying glasses, saying 'This bat has big pointy wings.'
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to recognise where they can further challenge and build on children's learning during activities and daily routines n enhance opportunities for children to learn about healthy lifestyles, good food choices and why it is important to follow good hygiene routines n strengthen and embed the monitoring of staff performance to ensure all staff are supported to teach to consistently high standards.
- 6 July 2022Good
- 23 November 2015Good
- 9 November 2011Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Stanwick Pre-school Playgroup
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.