Creative Kids
Day nursery in Brentwood, CM13. Part of the Essex council area.
1 Mount Avenue, Shenfield, Brentwood, CM13 2NSWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 13 March 2024
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Creative Kids 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.
Creative Kids against Brentwood
| Creative Kids | Brentwood average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 116 | 62 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 72% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Creative Kids
- What Ofsted grade does Creative Kids have?
- Creative Kids was rated Good at its inspection on 13 March 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Creative Kids take?
- Ofsted registers Creative Kids for 116 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Brentwood has 62.
- How much does Creative Kids cost?
- Creative Kids 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 Creative Kids 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 Creative Kids how it offers them.
- When was Creative Kids last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Creative Kids on 13 March 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Creative Kids?
- Nearby in CM13: The Treehouse Club Forestry Nursery And Out Of School Club, Little Learners Pre School & Happy Holidays Hub Ltd, Bright Horizons Poppetts Day Nursery and Preschool.
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.