Thorngumbald Preschool
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Hull for from 1 year 6 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week. £7.50 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 1993, with 37 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Our fees are £7.50 per hour and are usually charged half termly by invoice.
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
30 hour government funding for 9 months, 2, 3 and 4 years.
What childcare usually costs in East Riding of Yorkshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in East Riding of 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
HU12 9NGWhat 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, 9 July 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children form strong attachments with staff and settle quickly in their care. They enthusiastically enter into play with their friends and enjoy the routine of the session. They know what is going to happen next and this makes them feel secure.
Children are polite and well behaved. For example, they consistently use good manners.
Staff have high expectations for children to achieve their full potential. They encourage children to select the activities they would like to participate in. They work hard to ensure they incorporate children's interests into these. Through observations and accurate assessments, they quickly identify any areas where they would like children to develop further.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - provide parents with more specific information about the use of dummies and the impact on children's developing speech and oral health n extend children's understanding of how healthy eating habits contribute to their overall health n support staff to enhance younger children's mathematical development further, such as encouraging them to think more about amounts and sizes.
- 9 July 2021Good
- 22 October 2019Needs improvement
- 16 April 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Thorngumbald Preschool
- 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 £7.50 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.