White Rock Pre-school
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Paignton for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 1992, with 22 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We accept all Government Funded Vouchers.
Worth knowing. Any hours outside of these vouchers will be charged. We do NOT charge any additional top up fees or consumable charges.
What childcare usually costs in Torbay
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Torbay 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
TQ4 7SBWhat 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, 14 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are incredibly happy in the setting. They separate easily from carers and settle quickly. Children eagerly join in activities, for example early morning movement activities and story times. They participate enthusiastically in small groups, where they learn to work with others and develop different skills, for example language skills by singing different action songs and early scientific knowledge as they explore floating and sinking.
Dedicated staff create a calm, purposeful and dynamic learning environment in which children thrive. Staff plan a broad and rich curriculum that enables children to follow their interests and develop their knowledge and skills. For example, children explore forces with cars, tubes and ramps. They use large tyres and chairs to create vehicles and tell their own stories, developing their imaginative skills.
Children are highly motivated and have an extremely positive attitude to their learning. They are completely absorbed in what they are doing. For example, young children play with the doll's house, telling their own stories, and build elaborate models with connecting bricks. Staff encourage children to problemsolve, persisting at tasks even when they find them difficult. For example, when children struggle to attach wings to their model aeroplanes, staff encourage them to explore different ways to join the materials. Children demonstrate selfconfidence. They show immense pride in their achievements, rushing to show staff the things they have made.
- 14 May 2024Outstanding
- 6 July 2018Outstanding
- 14 November 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for White Rock Pre-school
- What it costs
- Meals
- Nappies
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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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