Sheering Village Preschool CIC
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Bishop'S Stortford for children from birth to 5, open 08:30 to 14:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2011, with 44 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
The FEEE for two, three and four year olds is a universal free provision, of 30 hours per week, This is available to qualifying families only, with criteria set by the government.
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
CM22 7LXWhat 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, 18 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy at the pre-school, keen to start their day. They readily leave their parents and quickly settle into their play, demonstrating that they feel safe and secure in the environment. Children's well-being is promoted well. Staff provide children with plenty of praise and encouragement throughout the day, which helps to promote their confidence and self-esteem.
Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour and are positive role models.
They introduce the pre-school's rules and routines at the beginning of the day. This helps children to understand what is expected of them. Staff encourage good behaviour by using positive strategies such as celebrating children's achievements.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop the methods used by staff to differentiate activities, to help children remain engaged and to provide stretch and challenge to the most able children n strengthen staff practice to provide more time for children to think and respond to questions, helping them to share their thoughts and ideas to support their critical thinking skills.
- 18 January 2024Good
- 29 September 2023Inadequate
- 14 November 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sheering Village Preschool CIC
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- 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.
- Is there a place for my child's age? 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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