Gooseberry Green Pre School
Not yet inspectedTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Newly opened
A pre-school in Billericay for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 08:20 to 15:30, 5 days a week. £27.00 a session, and they take the funded hours. Ofsted has not yet published a graded inspection. Open since 2026, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated September 2026.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £63.00Families to provide a packed lunch | £9.00Families to provide a packed lunch £27.00Afternoon or Morning, 3 hrs | £9.002.20 pm – 3.20 pm (1 unfunded hour) |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £75.00 Starter Packnot refundable, includes set up administration costs, a diary and a book
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £20.00 Late payment feelate payments
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Early Learning for 2-year-olds Entitlement (FEEE2 15 hours), Universal Entitlement for all 3- & 4-year-olds (FEEE3&4 15 hours), Eligible Working Parent Entitlement for 3- & 4-year-olds (FEEE3&4 EFE 15 hours), Eligible Working Parent Entitlement for 9 months – 2 years old (FEEE1W & FEEE2W30 hours).
Worth knowing. Funded hours can only be taken in the blocks below. Any additional hours e.g. an additional lunch club or sessions/days over your entitled hours, will be charged at our full rate and in line with our unfunded session times. Discretionary charge for meals/snacks, consumables and additional activities/trips. You can opt in or out of this charge.
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 0GHWhat Ofsted said
Ofsted hasn't published a graded inspection for this setting yet.
Not yet inspected
Ofsted has not published a graded inspection for this setting.
Still missing for Gooseberry Green Pre School
- Nappies
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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £27.00 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.
- 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.