Sunbeams Pre-school
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Leamington Spa for from 2 years 6 months up to school age, open 08:50 to 15:20, 5 days a week. £7.50 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in February 2022. Open since 2011, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year, price list dated September 2025.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £22.0030 hours funded children only £58.00unfunded | £7.50Private £21.00additional private hours, 2 hrs £28.00unfunded | £11.00over funded hours |
Funded hours
Fund2help 2 year funding, working parent 2 year funding, 15 hours universal funding, extended 30 hour funding.
Worth knowing. A packed lunch must be provided from home for children attending until 1:30pm or 3:30pm.
What childcare usually costs in Warwickshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Warwickshire 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
CV31 1TQWhat 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, 17 February 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
On arrival, children cannot wait to get involved. They happily leave their parents to speak with staff, greet their friends and choose activities in the extremely stimulating learning environment created by staff. The choices on offer inspire children's natural curiosity. Children are inquisitive and highly motivated to learn.
They confidently explore, investigate and enjoy the challenge of finding things out for themselves.
Children's good health is supported exceptionally well. Children are physically active outside every day and staff provide them with a healthy snack. In conversation about why their bodies need healthy food, children say, 'to give us lots of energy'.
- 17 February 2022Outstanding
- 4 October 2013Outstanding
- 22 November 2011Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sunbeams Pre-school
- 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 £7.50 a session 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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