Whitechapel Preschool Playgroup
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Whitechapel for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2025. Open since 1992, with 25 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 Lancashire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lancashire 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
PR3 2EPWhat 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 July 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are eager to start their day at this setting and arrive happy and excited.
Staff give every child a warm welcome and children settle quickly as they find their friends and start to play. Staff are superb role models and understand children's characters and individual needs well. Interactions between staff and children are nurturing and supportive. Children often invite staff to join in their play. For example, younger children play in a water tray with a toy elephant and giggle as a staff member makes elephant noises. Children demonstrate they are very settled.
The curriculum is carefully considered and activities have a real purpose. Children enjoy mixing jugs of water and fresh mint to make 'mint tea'. Staff encourage children to count the cups and initiate a discussion around capacity to support early mathematical skills. Children enjoy expressing their imagination as they dress up in the garden and pretend they are being chased by a wolf. Children bubble with excitement as they assign each other roles and re-enact familiar stories.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide enough time for children to listen and formulate a response when a question is asked, to support communication and language n support staff to consistently implement behaviour expectations, in order to support children's listening and attention skills during group times.
- 14 July 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 17 October 2024Needs improvement Safeguarding: Yes
- 27 November 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Whitechapel Preschool Playgroup
- 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.