Swinton Playgroup
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Malton for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 November 2024. Open since 1992, with 24 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 Yorkshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Yorkshire 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
YO17 6SRWhat 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, 28 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children excitedly come into this welcoming playgroup and immediately join in games with their friends. Staff know the children well and have a clear intent for their learning within the curriculum. They engage children in a variety of adult-led activities that build on what children already know and can do. For example, they ensure that children have an abundance of opportunities to develop their physical skills. Staff provide a well-equipped and stimulating outdoor area to enable children to have the freedom to move their bodies in a variety of ways. This supports children's core muscle development.
Children are confident to seek out staff for play, comfort and support when needed.
For example, they wait patiently for staff to join them in their play, proudly showing them towers they have made from foam building blocks. Staff are good role models with high expectations. Children's behaviour in the playgroup is good. Children follow staff's good example and learn to treat each other with kindness and respect. Staff show children how to resolve any disputes, and they cooperate well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop the curriculum to support children to gain a depth and breadth of knowledge in early mathematics n consider more ways to help children to learn about other lifestyles and cultures in the wider community, to help prepare children for life in modern Britain.
- 28 November 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 14 March 2019Good
- 15 October 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Swinton 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.