Tutbury Preschool
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Burton-On-Trent for children from birth to 5, open 07:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2002, with 40 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 Staffordshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Staffordshire 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
DE13 9HAWhat 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, 11 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children and parents are greeted warmly by the friendly manager and staff.
Children are happy and enthusiastic to be at the pre-school, and quickly become immersed in their play. Children form strong attachments to their key person and staff, which helps them to feel safe and secure. They receive an abundance of praise and encouragement for their achievements. For example, children enjoy receiving a 'high five' and staff say, 'good job' when children complete a task successfully. This helps to boost children's self-esteem and encourages perseverance. Children's behaviour is good. They play cooperatively with their peers and respond positively to gentle reminders from staff on how to share and take turns. Children are beginning to understand the vocabulary of emotions, which helps children to recognise and communicate how they feel.
Children have daily access to the outdoor areas. They ride on wheeled toys and have opportunities to play on large climbing equipment, which helps to develop their strength, balance and coordination. Children enjoy helping to plant and harvest vegetables in the preschool garden, which helps to develop their understanding of where food comes from and how to be healthy. Children delight when staff join in with their play. They thoroughly enjoy using their imagination in the role-play kitchen. Younger children pretend to wash pots and pans and make and serve 'cups of tea'. Staff provide children with a narrative as they play, ask good questions and introduce new words, which helps to support children's communication and language skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance the curriculum for mathematics to provide children with more opportunities to develop their mathematical language and skills even further.
- 11 January 2023Good
- 27 June 2017Good
- 18 March 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Tutbury Preschool
- 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
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