Sutton Bonington Pre-School Playgroup
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Loughborough for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. £8.10 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 1968, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £6.00Lunch Club £8.10Breakfast Club £10.00After School £24.30Morning or Afternoon | £8.10 |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £25.00 playgroup birthday partyincludes food, games, and prizes
- £50.00 induction feeto secure your child’s place
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £5.00 to £10.00 per 15 minutes late pick-up chargeeach additional 10 minutes after that
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Up to 30 hours a week.
What childcare usually costs in Nottinghamshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Nottinghamshire 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
LE12 5PBWhat 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, 14 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children show excitement and interest in the range of appealing activities that staff have planned for them. They play in the water tray and staff help them to understand mathematical concepts, such as why things float and sink. Staff offer thoughtful interactions to extend children's language. For example, when a toy truck sinks to the bottom of the water tray children say, 'it's stuck' and staff reply saying 'it's stuck in the mud at the bottom.' Children show curiosity as they explore the feeling of mud on their hands, telling staff it is 'cold and wet' as they squeeze the mud through their fingers.
Children develop a love of books. For example, staff tell them about the role of authors and illustrators. This helps them to understand how books are created.
Staff read a book and share fun facts about ladybirds, for example children learn that ladybirds like to eat aphids. Outside, children excitedly gather around staff, they sit on a tyre as they read a story about a monkey. Children laugh together as they playfully act out the sounds and actions of a monkey. Children show that they feel safe and secure. For example, they seek comfort and snuggle up with key staff to share a book together.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen partnership working with other settings that children attend to provide a consistent approach to children's care, learning and development n review the organisation of adult-led group times, so that all children remain focused and engaged in their learning.
- 14 March 2023Good
- 21 April 2017Good
- 20 March 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sutton Bonington Pre-School Playgroup
- 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
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 £8.10 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.
- 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.