William Farr Pre School Ltd
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Lincoln for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2004, with 22 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 Lincolnshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lincolnshire 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
LN2 3LAWhat 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, 10 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff provide a warm, friendly welcome as children enter the homely and safe preschool. Children quickly settle and immerse themselves in their play, eager and ready to learn. Staff are positive role models. They gently remind children about using their manners as they play. Children play harmoniously with their friends as they are helped to attach pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. They show pride as staff praise and encourage their efforts when they successfully finish the puzzle.
Staff support children to mould and make 'pizzas' from play dough. Children are encouraged to think about what they could use to squash the dough flat to make their pizza bases. Children build their small-muscle skills as they manipulate and squeeze the dough. Children develop listening skills as they listen intently to a story. Staff encourage children to ask relevant questions as they talk about the different characters and emerging storylines.
Staff build on children's mathematical knowledge as they help them to prepare their snacks. Children are encouraged to think about how to cut their toast in half and make their bananas smaller as they cut them into sections. Staff prompt conversations with children as they ask questions and help them to recall events from home. Children giggle with their friends as they notice they have a 'milk moustache'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to recognise when to adapt learning activities, to support quieter or less confident children to have the best possible learning experience during group times n strengthen teaching outdoors to maximise children's learning across all areas of the curriculum.
- 10 January 2024Good
- 28 March 2018Good
- 18 November 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for William Farr Pre School Ltd
- 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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