Wrens Nursery
OutstandingBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Beaminster 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Outstanding by Ofsted in January 2025. Open since 2016, with 27 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
What childcare usually costs in Dorset
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Dorset 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
DT8 3NXWhat 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, 20 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders have clear intent for children's learning. Staff use their expert knowledge and skills to deliver a well-sequenced and stimulating curriculum. This provides children with fundamental skills and knowledge for life-long success. Younger children develop strong physical skills as they step over purposefully placed hurdles at different heights. Older children test their own ideas as they pour water down guttering and say, 'I think this will make them go faster'. Staff seamlessly incorporate technology into children's learning experiences. For example, children play in the sand with diggers and become captivated as staff show them a video of real diggers. This helps children to make secure connections in their learning.
Children develop strong communication skills. Staff immerse children in a languagerich environment, helping to foster children's use of language. Staff use words, such as decomposing, when children question what is on the ground. Children are highly motivated, curious and inquisitive learners.
Leaders and staff have high expectations for children's behaviour and well-being.
- 20 January 2025Outstanding Safeguarding: Yes
- 1 May 2019Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Wrens Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- 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.
- 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.