Maldon Community Preschool
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Maldon for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £35.20 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2010, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £35.20 £40.00Maldon Community Preschool Cubs | £16.70per afternoon, 3 hrs £18.50per morning, 3.3 hrs £20.00Maldon Community Preschool Cubs |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £0.50 a session voluntary contributionincludes snack and resources
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £1.85 a session Morning session top upfor funded children, once full funding allocation has been used
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
We accept government funding for 2 year olds, the universal entitlement and the working families entitlement (from 9 months).
Worth knowing. Morning session top up £1.85 (for funded children, once full funding allocation has been used).
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
CM9 5DNWhat 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, 28 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The manager is dedicated and committed to ensuring that children are the centre of all decisions made, and to provide children with an inspiring, ambitious and exciting place to learn. The quality of teaching is outstanding. The curriculum is meticulously designed around the children's interests and effectively builds on what they already know to extend and challenge their learning to the highest level. The manager is extremely passionate in her vision and commitment to providing children with a magical place, that is rich in learning opportunities. Her enthusiasm is infectious, and her knowledgeable, attentive, and nurturing team shares her passion and motivation. All children flourish and make exceptional progress from their starting points. Children eagerly arrive and immerse themselves in activities of their choice and leave their parents with ease. They show immense curiosity, ask lots of questions and are excited to learn new things.
Staff create a most inviting outdoor environment. Children relish their time in the garden. They know to take care of plants they grow. Even very young children confidently explain to visitors to the setting the importance of watering their pumpkin patch. Children sit in small boats, or on tree stumps, around their pretend
'camp' fire and read stories to their friends. Staff positively promote children's love for books. Children understand there is a start, middle and an end to a story. They talk about the title, illustrators and authors, and books are respected and truly loved throughout the pre-school. A highly effective key-person system is in place and children have formed trusting and secure relationships. Children have a strong sense of self-worth. Staff have extremely high expectations of children's behaviour, which is exemplary.
- 28 June 2024Outstanding
- 17 October 2018Good
- 19 October 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Maldon Community Preschool
- 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.
- Is £35.20 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
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