Burrsville Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Clacton On-Sea for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:30 to 14:15, 5 days a week. £30.00 a day for 2-5 years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2009, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
SPECIAL!! Full day Sessions 8:30am - 14:15pm £30 Monday - Friday
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
15 hour and 30 hour funding for 3 and 4 year olds; 2-year-old funding may be available if criteria is met.
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
CO15 4RNWhat 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, 10 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive eager to join in with the many exciting activities that staff have carefully planned for them. They show high levels of engagement and perseverance. For example, staff set up a bug hunt in the garden, inspired by the children. Children walk around the garden equipped with magnifying glasses and pictures on clipboards, identifying insects and ticking them off as they go along.
They demonstrate excitement as they find them and comment on the size of each species. Staff introduce new vocabulary to describe the types of insects, such as
'earwig' and 'wasp', and children use the words in their discussions.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide more effective support for staff to identify training needs and gaps in their knowledge.
- 10 May 2023Good
- 13 October 2017Good
- 8 January 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Burrsville Pre-School
- 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 £30.00 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.
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.