Burham Pre-school offers a warm, friendly, and secure environment where children aged 2 to 5 years can learn through play. The pre-school maintains a high staff-to-child ratio, exceeding national standards, to ensure individual attention and foster development during both free play and adult-led activities.
The focus is on creating a fun atmosphere where children can build confidence, self-esteem, independence, and form friendships while experiencing diverse activities. Operating out of Burham Village Hall, the pre-school offers morning sessions from 9 am to 12 pm Monday to Friday, with an option to extend to 1 pm on Monday to Thursday to include lunch.
An afternoon session is also available from 12 pm to 3 pm, which incorporates lunch. For added flexibility, an early bird drop-off is offered every morning.
The pre-school was rated "Good" by Ofsted in October 2024.
What it's like
Children of all abilities are confident and happy during their time in the welcoming pre-school. Staff have a good knowledge and understanding of their curriculum and how they successfully implement it. All staff have high expectations of children.
Funding accepted
Opening hours
Monday to Friday: 9am to 12pm (morning session); Monday to Thursday: 9am to 1pm (morning session with lunch option); Monday to Friday: 12pm to 3pm (afternoon session with lunch); Optional Early Bird drop off every morning: 8:30am or 8:45am
Session types
Morning session, Afternoon session, Lunch club, Early bird drop-off
Age range
2-5 years
Term time / All Year
Term Time
Last inspected 8 July 2024 · Kelly Hawkins
What it's like to attend
Children of all abilities are confident and happy during their time in the welcoming pre-school. Staff have a good knowledge and understanding of their curriculum and how they successfully implement it. All staff have high expectations of children.
Inspector highlights
Areas to develop
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
"Look, our tower is leaning like the leaning tower of Pisa."
Parents comment that their children thrive due to the valuable experiences that staff provide.
Inclusion & environment
Staff support all children to make good progress, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff liaise closely with outside agencies and share and implement useful strategies. Staff adapt their environment to support children. For example, children who like to throw objects to feel calm when they are overwhelmed are provided with a safe place and target activities to be able to do so safely.
The inspector viewed the indoor and outdoor learning environments.
My little girl loves attending Burham preschool, every session she’s excited to go and loves showing me her artwork and telling me how much fun she’s had when I collect her. Tracey and her team are very passionate in providing the best experience for all of the children. They are so attentive, helpful and kind with my little girl, they are very supportive of her learning needs and they have helped greatly with growing her confidence. I can’t praise Tracey and the Aunties enough, they make every effort in preparing my little girl for school and I 100 % recommend Burham preschool to other parents.
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We have been so impressed with the team at Burham pre-school. The provision and care is far superior to all of the places we visited locally. The staff are supportive, kind, caring and have high expectations of the children. Their passion for early years education shines through. Our children settled quickly and are happy and excited to go to pre-school. Also the transition period for us as parents has also been seamless. If you want a setting where your child is valued for the individual they are- Burham pre-school is the place!
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My eldest went here and now my youngest is going. All the Aunties are so lovely. They are easy to communicate with and the kids love them. My youngest started recently and they handled the settling in stage so well, he goes in very happy and doesn't want to leave. They have passion for what they do and are always putting on great activities and fundraisers for the children to enjoy.
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My little boy loves Burham pre school. He literally runs in. They change the hall set up each time so the children can have different things to play with each day. Such a compassionate pre school, they are amazing x
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Fantastic preschool with attentive, hardworking and knowledgeable staff. Great leadership and communication throughout. Felt safe and happy leaving my little people here. Could see both my daughter's communication skills and vocabulary range increase significantly. Great preschool.
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Date: March 2011
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