Hillside Playcare, Little Waltham
Not yet inspectedTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Little Waltham for children from birth to 5, open 08:30 to 15:30, 4 days a week. £7.00 an hour for all age groups, and they take the funded hours. Ofsted has not yet published a graded inspection. Open since 2026, with 48 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
For any additional hours required or for non-funded children, we charge a flat hourly rate of: £7 per hour.
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
15 and 30 hour entitlements.
Worth knowing. Funded hours are fully covered and can be accessed within our core session times. Families are welcome to book additional sessions or hours where spaces are available. Government funding is designed to cover childcare provision and does not include additional services, meals or extended hours.
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
CM3 3NTWhat 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.
Still missing for Hillside Playcare, Little Waltham
- Youngest age taken
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £7.00 an hour 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.
- 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.