Thorpe Nursery Preschool Ltd
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Surrey for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 08:30 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £6.30 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2023. Open since 2010, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Our Fees our currently £6.30 per hour
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
Funded Early Education 15 and 30 hours and FEET funded places.
Worth knowing. Funded children are subject to a £3 a morning or £5 a full day charge to cover consumables. FEET funded children are exempt from the consumables charge. Funded hours can be taken over any 3 days or more during the week subject to availability with a mix of full days, mornings or afternoons.
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
TW20 8TEWhat 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, 19 September 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children of all ages and abilities are settled, confident and happy during their time at the welcoming nursery. Children happily tell others, 'I have lots of fun at nursery.' Staff demonstrate a good knowledge of how to successfully implement their curriculum. They carefully think about what activities and experiences to provide to help children remain interested to learn. For example, as they read books about dinosaurs, staff teach them the different dinosaur names. Children go on to learn how to make play dough and use the toy dinosaurs to make prints and patterns in their finished product.
Staff teach children about the importance of healthy lifestyles. For instance, they discuss healthy foods during lunchtime. Children choose if they wish to engage in active or quieter activities and have calm places to rest. All children gain good physical skills. For example, they confidently and safely use a wide range of climbing and balancing equipment, such as climbing walls, trees, and tyres. Staff teach children about different cultures and festivals. For example, they talk about the tradition of Eid. Children are confident to communicate their thoughts and ideas. Staff ask children thought-provoking questions and give them time to think and then respond.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop a more consistent approach to helping children understand the reason for the rules and boundaries in place n strengthen staff's skills in identifying when children would benefit from staff interaction, particularly during large-group time.
- 19 September 2023Good
- 10 January 2018Good
- 1 July 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Thorpe Nursery Preschool Ltd
- 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 £6.30 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.
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