Uplyme Pre-school CIO
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Lyme Regis for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:30, 4 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 2014, with 30 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 Devon
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Devon 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
DT7 3UYWhat 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, 15 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily and immediately settle into playing at this welcoming preschool. Leaders ensure children take part in a good range of learning opportunities based on their interests. Children are excited by the different activities on offer.
They concentrate as they throw beanbags into hoops, persevering until they are successful. Children carefully construct shelters for their cuddly toys from home on a teddy bears picnic themed day. They learn to make walls and roofs using toy bricks. Staff help them to take photos of their creations, advising them to move closer or further away from the object. Staff support children to develop a love of reading. Children carefully select books and ask staff to read to them. They cuddle into staff and listen attentively, answering questions and talking about the pictures in the book. Children benefit from warm relationships with staff who know them and their families well.
Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour. They support children to manage their feelings and develop a sense of right and wrong. Children become more independent over time. Staff encourage them to chop their own fruit using safety knifes at snack time. Children carefully pour their own drinks into open cups.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop further communication between leaders and staff to ensure the intent of planned activities is clear and children are more fully supported to meet their next steps n improve the organisation of adult-led activities to help children to remain engaged.
- 15 July 2024Good
- 10 October 2018Good
- 12 July 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Uplyme Pre-school CIO
- 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.