Cherubs Preschool
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Hornchurch for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 April 2024. Open since 2016, with 44 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We offer funding for 2, 3 & 4 year olds.
Worth knowing. Each child can take up to 15 hours weekly free over 38 weeks a year. This funding can be shared between two providers.
What childcare usually costs in Havering
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Havering 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
RM11 1TPWhat 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, 24 April 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the setting excited and eager. Staff greet them with a warm welcome. They have formed secure bonds with staff at the pre-school. Children are quick to settle, and they put their belongings away and engage in play with their friends. Children are safe and well cared for.
Leaders ensure that the curriculum is well sequenced, engaging and ambitious for all children. Children have opportunities to participate in activities and role play related to the 'people who help us' theme at the pre-school. Older children dress up as police officers, and staff talk to children about the importance of the different types of uniform. Children learn that police vests protect the officers and keep them safe. Younger children learn about fingerprinting. They identify names for different fingers and place them correctly on a chart. All children make good progress from their individual starting points.
Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour. During circle times, they sing a
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- actively engage all children, especially those who have fewer language skills or lower confidence, to fully support their learning n help staff understand the learning children benefit from when they represent their own ideas and knowledge.
- 24 April 2024Good
- 3 May 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cherubs Preschool
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.