Billericay Methodist Pre-school
Ofsted report card Jan 2026Takes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Billericay for children from birth to 5, open 09:15 to 13:00, 5 days a week. £21.00 a session for 3+ year olds, and they take the funded hours. Inspected under Ofsted's new report card in January 2026. Open since 1999, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 year olds2y to 3y | £23.75non funded £28.50non funded | |
| 3+ year olds3y to 5y | £17.50afternoon 2 1/2 hour for 3+ year olds, 2 hrs £21.003 hour for 3+ year olds, 3 hrs |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £4.75 a session Lunch club
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £3.30 a session voluntary contribution per session towards snack, specialincludes snack, special activities and consumables
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Government funding (FEEE) for two-, three- and four-year-olds.
Worth knowing. Voluntary £3.30 per session towards snack, special activities and consumables.
What childcare usually costs in Essex
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Essex 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
CM12 9DTWhat Ofsted found, area by area
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives a standard in each of seven areas rather than one overall grade. Expected standard means it is doing what it should.
What 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.
- 14 January 2026Report card seven areas graded separately Safeguarding: Met
- 12 February 2020Good
- 17 May 2016Good
- 18 November 2015Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Billericay Methodist Pre-school
- Youngest age taken
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
- Is £21.00 a session 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.