Wollaston and Strixton Preschool
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Wellingborough for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £6.00 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 2009, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | £6.008:00am - 9:00am £7.107:30am - 9:00am, 1.5 hrs £9.352:00pm – 3:30pm, 1.5 hrs £14.502:00pm – 5:30pm (Friday until 3:30pm), 3.5 hrs £32.75Preschool |
Funded hours
From 9 months old, 2-Year-Old Funding, 3 and 4-Year-Old Universal Funding, 30 Hours Extended Funding.
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
NN29 7SFWhat 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, 18 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily at this pre-school. They show their understanding of daily routines as they hang up their coats and put their lunch boxes away. Children find their name cards to put on the name board, developing their independence. Staff provide cuddles and reassurance and sing songs to less confident children to help them settle. Children are keen to engage in a good range of activities, both indoors and outdoors. They have a positive attitude towards their learning. Children listen to and share stories with staff throughout the day. Staff pause during stories, allowing children to join in. Children are keen to share their home experiences with staff. For example, they tell them it is their birthday and talk about the gifts they received. Staff listen with interest, which helps children to understand and develop positive, respectful relationships with others.
Staff talk to children about oral hygiene and visiting the dentist. Older children recall their recent visit as they share with the group that the dentist said to 'Lay back and say ah'. Children confidently approach staff to ask for additional items to include in their play. For example, they ask staff for more nappies as they play with the dolls. Staff plan activities to support children's physical skills. Children climb wooden steps in the garden and balance on wooden sleepers. They develop their small-muscle skills as they pick up rice and put it into bottles.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- plan activities more precisely to meet the development needs of younger children n improve and adapt activities at the end of the session to ensure they support younger children's interests.
- 18 July 2023Good
- 18 September 2017Good
- 22 November 2016Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Wollaston and Strixton Preschool
- 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.
- Is £6.00 a session still the rate? 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.