The Betchworth & Buckland Children's Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Betchworth for from 2 years up to school age, open 09:15 to 14:45, 5 days a week. £9.00 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 1992, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | £9.00Non-funded hours or Private hours |
Funded hours
We accept FEET funding, working parent funding and universal funding.
Worth knowing. We don’t charge for any consumables. Parents must provide snacks, lunch, nappies and wipes.
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
RH3 7DJWhat 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 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children settle extremely well into this welcoming nursery. Staff pride themselves on supporting children to very quickly build a sense of belonging and security at the setting. They gather an abundance of information to provide for children's current interests and fascinations. Therefore, children display strong bonds with all staff members, including those who have recently started. The happiness of children remains at the very heart of the vision for the nursery. Staff help to build confidence and resilience in children to support their future learning and development.
Children have many opportunities to build good physical skills outdoors. This helps to promote their overall well-being and regulate children's emotions in their behaviour. They are managing risks in their play to help them to build self-care skills. For instance, children are able to negotiate space as they use the rope to descend to the ground from the climbing frame. Children relish the time they have exploring and investigating on the large field. They are learning about nature in the world around them as they notice the different types of trees. Staff extend children's learning as they speak to them about conkers on horse chestnut trees and the cycle of growth. This helps children to remain motivated and enthusiastic learners.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to embed the intent and implementation of the curriculum further throughout the nursery n strengthen opportunities for children to learn more about the differences and similarities in themselves and others.
- 17 September 2024Good
- 16 October 2018Good
- 24 May 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Betchworth & Buckland Children's Nursery
- 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 £9.00 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.
- 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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