Yelvertoft Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Northampton for from 2 years up to school age, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2022. Open since 1992, with 14 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 hours a week (during term time) of government funding, known as "Free Entitlement Hours"; Working Parent Entitlement 30 hours a week funding for eligible 2 year olds and for eligible children aged 3 & 4.
Worth knowing. Fees will only be charged for any hours attended over the 15 hours a week at the rate above. Snacks & Consumables charges: £3.50 per day for all funded children and £1 per day for fee paying children.
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
NN6 6LJWhat 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, 19 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children's happiness and enjoyment are at the heart of this setting. Children have their needs met well as staff take time to get to know them and their families. Staff tailor the environment to reflect children's interests and care needs. This results in children having a smooth transition into the setting and helps them to settle.
Children display high levels of engagement and have secure emotional attachments with staff.
Opportunities for children to develop healthy lifestyles are highly evident. Children are taught to follow good hygiene routines as they independently wash their hands before snacks. They benefit from regular play in the outdoors and have physical exercise to enhance their large- and small-muscle skills. Children expertly use spoons to scoop out pumpkin seeds and use a pestle and mortar to crush them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- monitor staff practice more closely to support their professional development in order to raise the quality of education to the highest level n use every opportunity to help support and extend every child's learning.
- 19 October 2022Good
- 20 October 2016Good
- 21 February 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Yelvertoft Pre-School
- What it costs
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.