The Villages Childcare
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Malvern for from 1 year 9 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. £8.00 an hour for rising twos, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2011, with 24 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.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| Rising twos2y to 3y | £8.00Fees are £8 per hour for our rising twos | |
| 3 and 4 year olds3y to 4y | £7.00Fess are £7 per hour for our 3 and 4 year olds |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Free 15 hours funding is available for all 3 and 4 years old. Working parents can get: 30 hours free childcare a week for children over 21 months old.
Worth knowing. We offer free funding hours sessions with no additional charges, these run from 9am-3pm daily half days are 9am-12pm 12pm-3pm.
What childcare usually costs in Worcestershire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Worcestershire 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
WR13 5DEWhat 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, 25 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are cared for in an environment that has been created to help them learn the key skills and knowledge they will need as they grow up and transition to school. There is a wealth of resources to expand their understanding of the world, including an area set up as a shop. The outdoor area has been particularly well thought out, with the use of space maximised to offer a range of learning opportunities, such as planting, bird feeding, a water wall and sandpit. There is space for children to run around and climb on obstacles, and there is also a calm area, where they can relax and look at books in the fresh air. Children are also able to explore the wider world during walks in the surrounding countryside.
Staff and leaders plan the curriculum to develop children's confidence, independence and social skills, as well as a broad range of knowledge to prepare them for the next stage in their learning. Children's individual next steps are reviewed regularly and factored into the planning of activities. Parents are kept well informed of their children's progress and provided with ideas to help them to extend learning at home.
Staff have very positive relationships with the children and engage them in lively discussion throughout the day, which promotes their communication and language skills. Children are given lots of opportunities to express their own ideas, develop their thinking and talk about and explore the things that interest them. Staff use resources well to extend children's understanding. For example, a model crab is used to explain how best to handle crabs when children talk about going crabbing.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - develop staff practice to ensure that opportunities to extend children's learning during activities and interactions with staff are consistently followed through.
- 25 May 2023Good
- 3 October 2017Good
- 11 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Villages Childcare
- 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 £8.00 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.