Stoughton Preschool
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Guildford for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2022. Open since 2011, with 36 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 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
GU2 9RSWhat 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 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy, settled and confident at the pre-school. They confidently leave parents and enter their rooms, which shows that children feel safe and secure within their environment. Once inside, children become deeply engaged and enthusiastic in their play. The activities planned by staff are based on children's interests. For example, the youngest children can choose to explore an Arctic scene in the play tray with shaving foam and polar bears or go hunting for dinosaurs in the sand tray. Outdoors, children skilfully balance and change direction on wooden planks and develop their physical skills as they jump safely off the wall with staff supporting them.
Children establish close relationships with their key person. For instance, the younger children find their key person when they require cuddles before their nap times. This supports their well-being. Children's behaviour is good. They happily include each other in their play and are very polite at mealtimes.
Children have a great time at pre-school. They show continuous levels of concentration and engagement at activities. There are ample opportunities to learn about the world around them and the community in which they live. For example, the children thoroughly enjoy caring for 'Timmy the tortoise'. They learn how to bathe him, checking the temperature of the water before they prepare his breakfast, carefully cutting tomatoes and cucumber. Children confidently make comparisons between their meals and the food Timmy eats.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - improve the opportunities for children to explore and discover, to support them to become independent learners n strengthen the support for children to further develop their understanding of mathematics, with particular reference to shape, space and measure.
- 6 December 2022Good
- 27 March 2017Good
- 14 January 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Stoughton Preschool
- 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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