Little Me Preschool Braintree
Not yet inspectedTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open a few years
A day nursery in Braintree for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £8.00 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Ofsted has not yet published a graded inspection. Open since 2024, with 50 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | £8.00after the allowance of 15/30 hours |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £1.50 to £2.00 a session Snack Contributionsingle session
- £2.00 a week Tapestry Online Learning JournalParents may opt out if they prefer.
- £25.00 a month Consumables FeeParents may opt out and choose to donate items instead if they wish.
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 Hours Funded (Term Time Only) for eligible 2, 3 and 4-year-olds; 30 Hours Funded (Stretched Over 48 Weeks).
Worth knowing. Funded hours available between 9:00am – 4:00pm; wrap around care outside funded hours charged at £8.00 per hour; snack contribution £1.50 per single session or £2.00 per double session; Tapestry £2.00 per week (opt out available); consumables fee £25.00 per month (opt out available).
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
CM7 3JDWhat 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 Little Me Preschool Braintree
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £8.00 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.
- 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.