Little Doves Christian Pre School
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Brentwood for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:15 to 14:45, 4 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2025. Open since 2017, with 45 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Funded Early Years Entitlement for eligible 2 year olds (FEEE2), Working Parents Funding for 2 year olds (FEEE2W), Universal Funded Early Years Entitlement (FEEE) for all 3 and 4 year old children, Working Parents Funding for 3 and 4 year olds Extended Funded Early Years Entitlement (FEEE 30 hours).
Worth knowing. For children who receive Essex County Council funding, we ask for voluntary daily chargeable extra [...] If you do not wish to pay for the voluntary chargeable extra’s, for example because you wish to provide your own/alternative, please make us aware so next steps can be discussed. These voluntary chargeable extras are not mandatory or a condition of accessing a place.
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
CM14 5SDWhat 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, 26 June 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are exceptionally happy at this pre-school. Leaders deliver a highly differentiated curriculum which ensures that the needs of both younger and older children are meticulously met. Practitioners expertly plan and deliver a range of learning opportunities. These are responsive, ambitious and rooted in children's interests and experiences, while promoting a deep love for learning. Topics, such as
'farm to fork', are thoughtfully chosen to reflect the rural community. Children enjoy exploring a range of fruits and vegetables and use knives to cut into them to explore textures. Practitioners introduce descriptive words, such as 'smooth' and
'soft', to support children's language development. They extend children's knowledge further using books to teach children how vegetables are grown and harvested.
- 26 June 2025Outstanding Safeguarding: Yes
- 23 October 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Doves Christian Pre School
- What it costs
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
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