Nelmes Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Hornchurch for from 2 years up to school age, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2013, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We offer government funded places for children aged 2 Years plus.
What childcare usually costs in Havering
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Havering 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
RM11 3JAWhat 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, 8 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enter this pre-school with ease and are warmly welcomed by staff.
Children are encouraged to self-register. They independently and confidently explore the pre-school. Children quickly engage in a wide range of activities of their choosing. For example, children play together on the indoor climbing frame, mermaid sensory tray and more, displaying their positive attitude towards learning.
Staff provide a purposeful environment and support children's learning. For example, children build on their imagination in the garden as they pretend to be chased by crocodiles. Staff embrace their imagination, while developing on their learning. For example, through quality interactions, they extend children's vocabulary, and staff encourage teamwork as they build a fort to keep safe from the imaginary crocodiles.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on staff's already good teaching skills to help support all children's learning, particularly during group time.
- 8 March 2024Good
- 15 March 2018Outstanding
- 20 September 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Nelmes 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.