Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club
St James Hall, 27 St James Avenue, Ongar, CM5 9ELWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 9 July 2025
| 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
Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club 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.
Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club against Ongar
| Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club | Ongar average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 36 | 48 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 83% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club
- What Ofsted grade does Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club have?
- Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club was rated Good at its inspection on 9 July 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club take?
- Ofsted registers Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club for 36 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Ongar has 48.
- How much does Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club cost?
- Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club 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 Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club 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 Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club how it offers them.
- When was Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club on 9 July 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club?
- Nearby in CM5: Bright Stars Pre-School, Step Start Nurseries Fyfield, ABC Nursery & Pre School Ltd.
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.