Kind Hearts Pre School
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Brentwood for children from birth to 5, open 09:30 to 14:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 2016, with 40 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
CM15 9NPWhat 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 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The enthusiastic, experienced, and committed team ensure this pack away preschool is welcoming and inspiring. The staff know the children well as they have invested time in getting to know them and their family before the attend. This means activities are planned to build on what children already know and what they need to learn next. Planning in the moment is fully understood and children can lead their learning as the curriculum is designed around the children's interests. For example, staff respond to children's experiences of visits to the doctor. They create invitations to learn through well-planned activities and appropriate resources.
Children act out real-life scenarios as they take care of their friends. They learn the skill of applying plasters and bandages. They make potions and medicines using tubes, petals, and leaves. Children are keen and eager to try new things and show curiosity asking questions.
Children demonstrate they are good communicators, and the staff provide them with opportunities to learn the skills they need for the transition to school. Staff ensure the pre-school is fully inclusive and resources are easily accessible to help children initiate their own games. The gentle, nurturing staff are skilful in their interactions. They provide children with ample praise and encouragement for their efforts. Children are confident. They have a sense of belonging and self-worth as putting the children first underpins everything the staff team do. Children listen with intent and follow staff's instructions and their behaviour is very good.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen partnerships with other early years settings children attend, to provide the best possible support for their learning and development.
- 20 May 2024Good
- 12 September 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kind Hearts Pre School
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- 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
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