Le Prairie Childcare
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Essex for babies from 9 months up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £40.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2021, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £40.00Whole Day 6 Hours | £22.00Half-Day 3 Hours, 3 hrs |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £50.00 Non-refundable Registration fee for all children who are notnot refundable
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £2.00 a day Packed Lunch
- £4.00 a day Home Cooked Lunch
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £2.00 a session consumable charge
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
We accept all funding from 9 months.
Worth knowing. There is a consumable charge of £2 per session.
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
SS7 2EJWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 16 May 2023.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for Le Prairie Childcare
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £40.00 a day 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.