Nazeing Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Waltham Abbey for from 2 years 6 months up to school age, open 08:45 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 1999, with 27 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Check your eligibility for two year and 30 hour funding.
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
EN9 2HSWhat 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.
- 26 November 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 7 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children settle quickly in this friendly, welcoming pre-school. They separate from their parents confidently, greeting staff happily. They are keen to join in with play and excited to see what activities are available.
Children are encouraged and supported to be independent. They learn to selfregister using individual name labels. Children begin to recognise letter patterns in their names. They take responsibility for their own belongings, and show pride in demonstrating this independence.
Children enjoy playing with each other with the wide variety of resources that are on offer. Their behaviour is very good. Staff model kind and calm behaviour to set a positive example for the children. Children are supported to share with their friends. They show respect and consideration for their peers and adults. They take turns with each other, respecting their friends' requests and being considerate.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to consistently challenge and extend children's learning to help them to achieve as much as they can n ensure that additional funding is consistently used to maximise opportunities that directly benefit individual children.
- 7 February 2023Good
- 14 July 2017Good
- 19 June 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Nazeing Pre-School
- What it costs
- 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.
- 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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