Georgie Porgy's Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Hornchurch for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2011, with 35 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 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
RM12 4SGWhat 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, 20 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff welcome children and their families warmly at this inclusive and safe preschool, and children arrive happily. Staff use the information they gather when children first start to ensure that children settle well. Staff observe children as they play to determine their interests and next steps in learning. They use this information to plan exciting and interesting activities that support children to make good progress in their learning. This includes using effective strategies to help children with special educational needs and/or disabilities make good progress.
Staff plan fun activities to help to stimulate children's love of literacy. Children have opportunities to cut up real fruit and vegetables they choose from the story
'Handa's Surprise'. Staff extend children's understanding of the world and their vocabulary. They teach children new words, such as 'avocado' and 'passion fruit'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help younger children to take responsibility for their toys and the environment, such as by encouraging them to tidy up when they finish playing n provide opportunities for children to see, hear and use their home languages in the pre-school to enhance their communication even further.
- 20 March 2024Good
- 11 May 2018Good
- 10 February 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Georgie Porgy's Pre-School
- 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.