What Ofsted found
Outstanding Inspected 11 July 2024
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
The highest of the four grades Ofsted gave before report cards. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Close to Home Childcare Ltd sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in East of England, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £155 | £489 |
| 2 years old | £141 | £446 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £135 | £428 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Close to Home Childcare Ltd against Essex
| Close to Home Childcare Ltd | Essex average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 37 | 57 |
| Ofsted outcome | Outstanding | 86% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Close to Home Childcare Ltd
- What Ofsted grade does Close to Home Childcare Ltd have?
- Close to Home Childcare Ltd was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 11 July 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Close to Home Childcare Ltd take?
- Ofsted registers Close to Home Childcare Ltd for 37 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Essex has 57.
- How much does Close to Home Childcare Ltd cost?
- Close to Home Childcare Ltd sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in East of England charges £192 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Close to Home Childcare Ltd offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Close to Home Childcare Ltd how it offers them.
- When was Close to Home Childcare Ltd last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Close to Home Childcare Ltd on 11 July 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Close to Home Childcare Ltd?
- Nearby in CM0: Tillingham Pre-School, Treetops Preschool Burnham On Crouch Limited, Burnham Pre-School.
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.
Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.
Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.