What Ofsted grade does Polka Dot Farm have?

Polka Dot Farm was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 13 March 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Polka Dot Farm take?

Ofsted registers Polka Dot Farm for 104 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Billericay has 54.

How much does Polka Dot Farm cost?

Polka Dot Farm 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 Polka Dot Farm 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 Polka Dot Farm how it offers them.

When was Polka Dot Farm last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Polka Dot Farm on 13 March 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Polka Dot Farm?

Nearby in CM12: OakDin Montessori Kindergarten Ltd, Buttsbury Pre-school, Safari Childcare.

Polka Dot Farm

Day nursery in Billericay, CM12. Part of the Essex council area.

The Outlet, Tye Common Road, Billericay, CM12 9SD

104 places

2023 registered with Ofsted

2 of 19 in our Billericay ranking

£135 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, East of England average

What Ofsted found

Outstanding Inspected 13 March 2025

Ofsted grades for Polka Dot Farm, inspection of 13 March 2025
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.

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What a place could cost

Polka Dot Farm 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.

Polka Dot Farm against Billericay

	Polka Dot Farm	Billericay average
Places	104	54
Ofsted outcome	Outstanding	79% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Polka Dot Farm

What Ofsted grade does Polka Dot Farm have?: Polka Dot Farm was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 13 March 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Polka Dot Farm take?: Ofsted registers Polka Dot Farm for 104 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Billericay has 54.
How much does Polka Dot Farm cost?: Polka Dot Farm 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 Polka Dot Farm 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 Polka Dot Farm how it offers them.
When was Polka Dot Farm last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Polka Dot Farm on 13 March 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Polka Dot Farm?: Nearby in CM12: OakDin Montessori Kindergarten Ltd, Buttsbury Pre-school, Safari Childcare.

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.