Full-day nursery in Kingsmoor, Essex
Akhter Early Learning Centre Nursery and Preschool
Akhter Early Learning Centre, 11 Perry Road, HARLOW, CM18 7NS · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since December 2015Reference EY491074Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 October 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places124 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Akhter Early Learning Centre, 11 Perry Road, HARLOW, CM18 7NS · More nurseries in CM18
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Brockles Mead, Joyners Field and BP Garage.
Parks and playgrounds
- Copse Hill Playing Field6 min walk
- Kingsmoor Recreation Park7 min walk
- Woodhill Field9 min walk
- Longbanks Field9 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Essex there are about 2.9 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Akhter Early Learning Centre Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at Akhter Early Learning Centre, 11 Perry Road, HARLOW, CM18 7NS, in Kingsmoor, Essex. It is registered for 124 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.6 from 14 reviews (October 2026).
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| Akhter Early Learning Centre Nursery and PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Kingsmoor Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.2 miles
- St James Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- Milwards Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- Longwood Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.4 miles
- Jerounds Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.4 miles
- St Luke's Catholic Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.5 miles
- Abbotsweld Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Beckmead Moundwood Academy ages 4–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Akhter Early Learning Centre Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Akhter Early Learning Centre Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 3 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Akhter Early Learning Centre Nursery and Preschool take?
Akhter Early Learning Centre Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 124 children at any one time.
How do I contact Akhter Early Learning Centre Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 01279 927020 and visit www.akhterelc.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY491074 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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