Weldon Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Corby for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2000, 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 North Northamptonshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Northamptonshire 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
NN17 3HRWhat 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 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and enjoy spending time at this welcoming and well-organised pre-school. Staff greet children warmly, and children settle quickly. They are eager to begin their day and excitedly seek out their friends. Staff build close relationships with children, and the connections with their key children are well embedded. This helps children to feel safe and secure. Staff use their knowledge of children's interests and development to plan learning. For example, staff build on children's current interest in construction by creating a pretend building site.
Children concentrate well as they use blocks and planks to build houses.
Children spend much of their time outside. Staff plan many opportunities for children to develop their physical skills. This includes providing a specific space for children to ride bicycles and scooters safely. Staff plan water activities to enhance children's small-muscle skills. Children learn to persist with difficult tasks, such as squeezing paint into water and carefully filling pots without spilling any. Children show a positive attitude to learning. They are eager to join in the new and exciting activities on offer.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance the teaching of mathematics to help children to consistently build on what they already know n develop staff's skills in supporting children who speak English as an additional language to better support their developing vocabulary.
- 11 June 2024Good
- 14 June 2018Outstanding
- 15 May 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Weldon Pre-School
- 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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