Worlebury Willows Preschool
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Weston Super Mare for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 2017, with 24 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 North Somerset
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Somerset 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
BS22 9RAWhat 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 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enter the welcoming setting happily. They greet their friends and are quick to engage in a range of exciting activities. The environment is welcoming.
Caring and approachable staff have carefully considered the learning environment to provide a balance of experiences. Children are motivated to learn and make choices about their play. For example, some children choose to play outside. They confidently climb, play hide and seek with ladybird pebbles or play imaginatively in the mud kitchen.
Daily routines help children to sequence the day and understand expectations.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve the organisation of group times to enable less confident children to share their ideas and to ensure younger children are purposefully engaged when they wait for older children to join them.
- 14 July 2021Good
- 27 November 2019Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Worlebury Willows Preschool
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.