Wheatcroft Preschool Playgroup
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Scarborough for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2025. Open since 1992, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
From September 2024 all children aged 9 months and over will receive 15 hours funded place. Although we cannot take children until the term of their 2nd birthday we can still access the 9m funding 2 Year old funding is available for some children, whether you are a working family or get some kind of government support All children get 15 free hours the term after their 3rd birthday and those with.
Worth knowing. Please note we do not change extra for consumables.
What childcare usually costs in North Yorkshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North 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
YO11 3AAWhat 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, 7 February 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children excitedly arrive at pre-school and happily separate from their parents and carers. They are eager to explore the environment and greet their friends. Staff welcome children with warmth and care. Children develop secure attachments with staff who know them well. This supports children to develop an understanding that the pre-school is a safe and stimulating place to play and learn.
Children are supported to develop a love of learning. The management team and staff place children and families at the heart of everything they do. Staff provide children with a range of experiences that cover a broad and balanced curriculum.
For example, children use their imaginations outdoors when making superhero potions with coloured water and different textured materials. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress in preparation for their eventual move to school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend the support for staff to understand the intent of activities and guide children's learning to build on what they know already n strengthen the monitoring of staff practice to raise the quality of teaching to a consistently higher level.
- 7 February 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 6 June 2019Good
- 28 January 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Wheatcroft Preschool Playgroup
- What it costs
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.