Sessional pre-school in Doddinghurst, Essex
Doddinghurst Community Pre-school
Doddinghurst Village Hall, Church Lane, Doddinghurst, BRENTWOOD, CM15 0NJ · 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 April 1996Reference 508826Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 22 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places42 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 July 2018Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Doddinghurst Village Hall, Church Lane, Doddinghurst, BRENTWOOD, CM15 0NJ · More nurseries in CM15
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including All Saints Close, The Barn and Priory Mead.
Parks and playgrounds
- Doddinghurst Playground1 min walk
- Peartree Playing Field playground6 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.
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Doddinghurst Community Pre-school is a sessional pre-school at Doddinghurst Village Hall, Church Lane, Doddinghurst, BRENTWOOD, CM15 0NJ, in Doddinghurst, Essex. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doddinghurst Community Pre-schoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Doddinghurst Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 1.2 miles
- Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.8 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 Doddinghurst Community Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Doddinghurst Community Pre-school Good at its inspection on 22 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Doddinghurst Community Pre-school take?
Doddinghurst Community Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
How do I contact Doddinghurst Community Pre-school?
You can call 07523 291553 and visit www.dhcps.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 508826 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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