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Beechoak Farm Montessori Preschool

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2025)
·Church Road, High Beech, Loughton, IG10 4AJ · Essex
Number of places
72 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2025
Local authority
Essex

About this day nursery

Beechoak Farm Montessori Pre-School, established in 1996, provides a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged 2 to 5 years. Located in converted farm buildings within the High Beech area of Epping Forest, Essex, the preschool offers a Montessori education alongside comprehensive day care services.

It operates for 51 weeks of the year, from Monday to Friday, closing only for Bank Holidays and the period between Christmas and New Year. Children are required to attend for a minimum of two school days per week.

The setting is equipped to accommodate a maximum of 72 children at any given time, providing ample space both indoors and within its extensive and secure garden area. Beechoak Farm is dedicated to offering a high-quality service to parents, fostering a friendly yet professional atmosphere, and ensuring all children, irrespective of their background or needs, receive excellent care and teaching.

Our ethos

Beechoak Farm Montessori Pre-School is dedicated to offering a high-quality service to parents, fostering a friendly yet professional atmosphere, and ensuring all children, irrespective of their background or needs, receive excellent care and teaching, operating under the Montessori education philosophy.

What it's like

Staff create a learning environment that sparks children's interest, and they are eager to explore. Children are curious and inquisitive, showing interest in the world around them and demonstrating care and kindness towards the farm animals.

Montessori EducationFarm SettingExtensive Garden AreaOperates 51 Weeks a Year

Pricing & funding

Fees are invoiced and payable in advance by cash, Direct Debit, or childcare vouchers, with payments cleared by the first of each month. A non-refundable fee applies to join the waiting list. The nursery accepts early education funding and offers a discount for concurrent siblings.

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
  • joining fee£20 / session

Good to know

  • A £20 non-refundable joining fee is required to secure a place on the waiting list.
  • Fees are invoiced and payable in advance, requiring clearance by the 1st of each month.
  • An 8-week written notice period is required to change sessions or withdraw a child.
  • A 5% sibling discount is offered while both children attend concurrently.
  • Fees are subject to an annual review.
  • Bookings for additional breakfast and tea clubs are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Key facts

Opening hours

8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday, 51 weeks a year

Age range

2 to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

part time, full time

Waitlist

yes

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Beechoak Farm Montessori Preschool

Last inspected 18 February 2025

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Staff create a learning environment that sparks children's interest, and they are eager to explore. Children are curious and inquisitive, showing interest in the world around them and demonstrating care and kindness towards the farm animals.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff create a learning environment that sparks children's interest and encourages exploration.
  • Children show care and kindness towards animals on the farm.
  • Staff effectively support children to follow behavioural expectations, share resources, and work together.
  • Staff engage children with stories, encouraging them to answer questions and act out narratives.
  • The pre-school provides a wide range of experiences, including external tutors for ballet and football, and teaches road safety.

Areas to develop

  • 1The provider should build on the already good practice and seek further ways to help all staff deepen their knowledge of how to deliver the curriculum content.
  • 2The provider should review the organisation of routines to provide children with more opportunities to become independent and do things for themselves.
Inspection #10372156 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents provide very positive comments about their children's experiences at the pre-school.

They positively talk about how the staff supported their child to settle when they first started at the pre-school.

They say that communication is effective and that they feel involved in their child's learning.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, are supported to make good progress. The pre-school carefully plans the use of additional funding to provide children with tailored interventions to support them to meet their individual targets.

Outdoor space

Children excitedly show their parents the recently updated garden area and proudly show them how they use the obstacle course. They readily put their coats on to go outside.

Inspection history

Date: March 2010

  • February 2025Good
  • April 2019Outstanding
  • January 2016Good
  • March 2010Outstanding

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