Term time / All Year
Term Time
Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club
Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2025)
Number of places
36 places
Age range
2–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2025
Local authority
Essex
About this early years setting
Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club, a term-time childcare setting established in 2023, caters for children aged 2 to 5 years. Located in Ongar, the nursery was rated as 'Good' by Ofsted in its latest inspection on 09/07/2025.
The dedicated team warmly welcomes children and families, fostering a secure and confident start to their day. Staff prioritise understanding each child's individual needs, building strong bonds with key persons and nurturing positive attitudes towards learning.
The curriculum is thoughtfully designed to be varied and responsive to children's interests, helping them to explore their emotions, build confidence, and develop self-esteem. Ongar Pre-School places a strong emphasis on physical development, with children enjoying outdoor play and engaging in challenging activities like balancing beams and obstacle courses to build core strength and motor skills.
The nursery also actively supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), working in partnership with other professionals to tailor support and secure additional funding where needed. This ensures targeted interventions and helps all children to make progress.
Parents consistently commend the growth in confidence, communication, and language skills their children develop at the setting.
What it's like
Staff and leaders warmly greet children and families, who show excitement and confidence in saying goodbye to parents. Children settle well, and staff take time to understand their individual needs, fostering positive attitudes to learning and secure bonds with key persons. The curriculum is varied and supports children's interests, helping them understand and express emotions, and building their confidence and self-esteem.
Varied curriculumStrong parent partnershipsOutdoor playSEND supportPhysical developmentEarly Maths skills
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Key facts
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club
Last inspected 9 July 2025
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
Staff and leaders warmly greet children and families, who show excitement and confidence in saying goodbye to parents. Children settle well, and staff take time to understand their individual needs, fostering positive attitudes to learning and secure bonds with key persons. The curriculum is varied and supports children's interests, helping them understand and express emotions, and building their confidence and self-esteem.
Inspector highlights
- Leaders and staff continuously reflect on and review the provision, with staff receiving regular supervisions and professional development opportunities to maintain high-quality teaching.
- Leaders and staff maintain effective partnerships with parents, ensuring children settle well and sharing strategies through various communications.
- Leaders and staff work in partnership with other professionals to support all children, with a strong focus on communication and language in the curriculum.
- Children are eager at snack and mealtimes, confidently making choices and expressing preferences.
- Children are deeply interested in exploring their physical skills, engaging in obstacle courses and balancing beams to build core strength.
- Children develop mathematical skills throughout the day, using their fingers to count, recognising colours, and comparing size and weight of objects.
Areas to develop
- 1strengthen the organisation of daily routines and how these are managed to ensure staff consistently promote children's care and well-being during transitions
- 2review further how staff can adapt their teaching and interactions to support children to maintain high levels of engagement and maximise their learning.
Inspection #10394689 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents compliment the growth in confidence their children make.
They feel children have made improvements in their communication and language and value the progress in children's learning and development.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Leaders and staff work in partnership with other professionals to support all children. Staff tailor support to ensure there is targeted intervention. They swiftly act to ensure children receive additional funding they are entitled to. This helps children with special educational needs and/or disabilities to make progress.
Outdoor space
Staff and leaders challenge children to develop their physical skills. Children enjoy playing outdoors. For example, staff encourage children with risky play when exploring balancing beams. These experiences help children to build their motor skills and feel included. Children are deeply interested to explore their physical skills. They engage in obstacle courses and balancing beams to build core strength. Children demonstrate turn taking and talk about who is next to play on bikes and outdoor equipment.
Google Reviews of Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club
5.0
(1 Google review)
Samantha Raddon
a year ago
Reviews from Google for Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club. See all on Google Maps
Inspection history
Date: July 2025
- August 2025Good
- July 2025Good
Frequently asked about Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club
About the setting
Ongar Pre-school, Breakfast & After School Club registered in 2023. The pre-school employs six members of childcare staff, with five holding appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The setting is open during term time only, Monday to Friday for breakfast from 7.30am to 8.45am, and Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 3pm to 6pm for after-school sessions. The pre-school provides funded early education for all eligible children.
- URN
- 2727644
- Registered person
- Ongar Breakfast & After School Club Ltd
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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