Yardley Gobion Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Towcester for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 14:30, 5 days a week. £51.00 a day for age 2, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2024. Open since 2000, with 28 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated 1st September 2026.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age 22y to 3y | £51.009am – 3pm | £25.509am – 12 noon, 3 hrs | |
| Age 3 & 43y to 4y | £40.809am – 3pm | £20.409am – 12 noon, 3 hrs |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £20.00 Registration Fee**
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £4.00 a session 8:30am early drop off
Funded hours
Government funding of 15 or 30 hour entitlement is free of charge.
Worth knowing. Consumables* £0.70; Registration fee is a charge and cannot be claimed through your grant entitlement.
What childcare usually costs in West Northamptonshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in West 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
NN12 7ULWhat 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, 24 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are warmly welcomed at this homely and nurturing pre-school. Staff greet children with smiles and engage in friendly conversations with them. Children show they are happy and relaxed at pre-school as they confidently make choices in their play. They independently select activities that staff have tailored to meet their individual needs and interests. This promotes children's engagement and enthusiasm for learning, ensuring that every child reaches their full potential.
Children's imagination and language skills are well promoted as staff play alongside them. For instance, staff help children to dress dolls and encourage them to share their ideas during their play. Staff teach children new words, such as 'whisking' and
'gloopy', while children play with mud and water in the outdoor play kitchen. Staff introduce young children to early mathematics. They encourage children to compare size, shape and colour when collecting autumn leaves.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff interactions to continuously build on what children already know and can do n provide a consistent approach to developing children's increasing independence.
- 24 October 2024Good
- 14 November 2018Good
- 4 March 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Yardley Gobion Pre-School
- 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.
- Is £51.00 a day 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.
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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