Canewdon Pre School and Daycare
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Rochford for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2024. Open since 2013, with 26 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
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
SS4 3QAWhat 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, 12 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are warmly greeted by the welcoming, caring staff. A good settling-in procedure means that children happily leave their parents and are eager to explore the activities provided. They are busy throughout the session and quickly settle at a chosen activity. Staff have designed a flexible curriculum that is based on children's interests and seasonal themes. Children show sustained concentration as they complete puzzles. Role play is popular and children have opportunities to act out real-life scenarios that are familiar to them using the range of props and resources provided. Recent changes that staff have made to how the environment is presented mean children can easily access resources and initiate their own games.
Plans for the outdoor environment continue to develop to ensure the same rich opportunities for learning for children who benefit from outdoor learning.
Children have established close and trusting bonds with the nurturing team of staff, who know them well. They make friendships with others attending and excitedly sit together in preparation for a Christmas party. They proudly wear party hats they have made and chat to one another as they enjoy a selection of party food.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide support and training opportunities for staff to ensure that they plan a broad range of activities for younger children that offer sufficient challenge n continue to strengthen partnerships with parents to find out what children already know and can do and what interests them so that teaching can be adapted accordingly.
- 12 December 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 12 March 2024Needs improvement
- 11 October 2023Inadequate
- 4 November 2022Needs improvement
- 3 March 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 5 graded inspections.
Still missing for Canewdon Pre School and Daycare
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? 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.