Yateley Community Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Yateley for from 2 years up to school age, open 8am to 6pm. £8.70 an hour for 2 year olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 1977, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year, price list dated September 2023.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 year olds2y to 3y | £8.70per hour for 2 year olds | |
| 3/4 year olds3y to 4y | £8.20per hour for 3/4 year olds |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £4.00 School dinnersordered and payable on the day
Funded hours
Nursery education funding for 3 and 4 year olds and some 2 year olds.
Worth knowing. For any hours over your funded 15 or 30 hours per week or more than the 570 hours per year you will be charged at the hourly rate.
What childcare usually costs in Hampshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hampshire 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
GU46 6LBWhat 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.
- 20 November 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 21 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children, including those who are younger and less confident, benefit from staff sensitively supporting them to move into the pre-school. Children understand the routines of the day. This helps the to know what is happening next and supports them in feeling safe and secure. Children play together happily. Staff have reviewed the rules and boundaries within the indoor and outdoor environment. This helps to maintain children's focus on learning. For instance, children learn how to take turns when speaking, so that everyone's voice can be heard.
Children behave well. Staff help children understand what behaviours are expected as they play with their friends. Children listen to staff and respond appropriately.
For instance, staff teach children how to sit on chairs safely at mealtimes, as they learn to follow rules which keep them safe.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- embed staff's understanding of curriculum intentions to enable them to focus more precisely on what children need to learn next n develop the organisation of group activities to ensure that all children, including those who are younger and less confident, are able to benefit from the learning opportunities that they provide.
- 21 March 2024Good
- 7 November 2023Inadequate
- 23 September 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Yateley Community Pre-School
- 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 £8.70 an hour 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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