Burghclere Pre-School

Portal Hall, Church Lane, Burghclere, Newbury RG20 9HX
Submit a Review
9.9 24 Reviews
  • Burghclere Pre-School, Newbury
Burghclere Pre-School is a long-established pre-school set in the lovely village of Burghclere. They are just a stone's throw away from Newbury and around 20 minutes from Basingstoke.

This is a term time only setting that is open Monday - Friday 9am - 3pm.

The pre-school takes children aged 2 years - 5 years and is able to offer the 2 year funding and 3/4 year funding as well as the extended 15 hours funding for those that qualify.

They have a wonderful garden for the children to explore and are a step away from the local park with no main roads to cross.

The team take the children out on walks in the countryside and take them annually to a local farm.

Their last Ofsted inspection awarded them a "GOOD" in July 2017 and they intend to make this into an "OUTSTANDING".

They welcome visits by booking a date and time with them.

Care Provided by Burghclere Pre-School

  • Type of Service
  • Nursery School – Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
  • Open term time
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Owner
  • Burghclere Pre-School & Toddler Group Committee
  • Person in charge
  • Hayley Lynch (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 4
  • Registered Charity Number
  • 1043996
  • Total Places for Children
  • 25
  • Age Range
    • from 2 years 0 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 09:00-15:00
    Tuesday 09:00-15:00
    Wednesday 09:00-15:00
    Thursday 09:00-15:00
    Friday 09:00-15:00
  • When Closed
  • School Holidays

Funding & Fees Guide for Burghclere Pre-School

  • Our fees currently are £6.20 per hour with an £10.00 snack donation per half term.


  • Session times are;
    9am - 12pm
    9am - 1pm (staying for lunch)
    9am -3pm
    Monday - Friday
    Their is flexibility within these hours


    Please contact us for more information


Total of 24, showing 21-24
9.9

Burghclere Pre-School has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.902) out of 10, based on 14 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Burghclere Pre-School has 24 reviews.

Overall Experience

  • 23
  • 1
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Date Published

24
0
1
14
10
Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are so friendly, welcoming and accommodating to all children.
My son started here when he was 2 and it’s done wonders for his confidence and development.
Highly recommend it as a lovely rural location and the class size is small and intimate.

Reply from Hayley Lynch, Manager at Burghclere Pre-School

Thank you so much for your review and kind words, we aim to make all the children's experiences with us the best start they can get.


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is a great preschool.
My daughter has additional needs and the manager has done everything in her power to help my daughter and get her a 1-1. My daughter loves going to preschool and all the staff are lovely 100% recommend.

Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Idyllic setting for a nursery, kind staff and small class numbers, we are very happy with the pre-school and would highly recommend to others. The playground is great and my daughter always comes home with a smile on her face!

Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been at Burghclere Pre-School since October 2020, aged two. Excellent, caring staff who confidently deal with my sons allergies. Staff are encouraging and treat each child as they would their own. Very pleased to have picked this charming village preschool over a larger franchised nursery.
Looking forward to seeing my child progress under their care.

Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.902)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.902) out of 10 for Burghclere Pre-School is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 14 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 14 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.902 for Burghclere Pre-School is calculated as follows: ( (149 Excellents x 5) + (14 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 164 Ratings = 4.902

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Burghclere Pre-School is based on 14 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 25 number of registered child places is 5, which has been reached with 14 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Child Vacancies

Please Contact Us for Latest Vacancies

Awards / Recognitions (0)

Loading...

Loading

Loading
Loading

Loading

Loading

Loading

Loading

Loading events

Loading

Meet the Team (4)

No image found

Hayley Lynch

Job Title: Manager

Joined: 2013

My name is Hayley and I have been the manager of the Burghclere Pre-school since September 2013. I have a wealth of experience in the provision of child care for pre-school, junior and infant age groups.



I am NVQ level 3 qualified in Child Care Learning and Development and have experience of working as a childminder while my own family were young.
In addition, I have worked on a one on one basis with children with learning difficulties as well as previous pre-school experience from John Rankin and St John's pre-schools respectively.


No image found

Clare Holmes

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2008

Clare joined the pre-school in September 2008 and has 23 years experience of working with children. Clare is Level 3 qualified and has a family with whom she loves to spend time with. Claire loves socialising with friends and family in her spare time.


Clare loves “working with the children and helping them with their learning as well as working with friendly and caring staff”


No image found

Juliann Heaver

Job Title: Assistant Deputy Manager and SENco

Joined: 2013

Juliann started with the pre-school in November 2013 and came with 4 years previous experience. Juliann has two children of her own and loves spending time with her family as well as losing herself in a good crime novel.


Juliann has a Level 3 Diploma in The Children and Young People’s Workforce and recent training include The Basingstoke and Deane 2 year Partnership project and Makaton.


Juliann likes “helping to grow and develop children in their first stage of their educational journey. I enjoy interacting with the children and observing them as they learn through play in a lovely friendly setting.”


No image found

Lesley Gosney

Job Title: Pre-School Assistant

Joined: 2019

Lesley joined the pre school in February 2019. She has come from a nursery background brought a wealth of experience with her.


She is a fully qualified level 3 in child care and is keen to improve her knowledge.


Lesley likes to spend time with her family. She has four children and two of them attended the pre school here.


She likes working with children to watch them learn and grow. Having fun with them is her favourite part.