Sessional pre-school in Dovercourt, Essex
Harwich Centre Pre-School
Harwich Centre Pre-school, Adult Community Learning, Main Road, Harwich, CO12 4AJ · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Harwich Centre Pre-school, Adult Community Learning, Main Road, Harwich, CO12 4AJ · More nurseries in CO12
Stations
- Dovercourt12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Harwich Town23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Ashley Road, Mayflower School and The Ridgeway.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Mace Park Playground9 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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Harwich Centre Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Harwich Centre Pre-school, Adult Community Learning, Main Road, Harwich, CO12 4AJ, in Dovercourt, Essex. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Essex County Council.
Run by Essex County Council (local council), which runs 4 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harwich Centre Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Harwich Connexions Noah's Nursery LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| The Ark CentreFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Harwich Connexions Windmill Nursery LimitedFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.0 miles |
| Yellow Brick Rd Nursery Harwich and RamseySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.2 miles |
| Shotley KidzoneFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.4 miles |
| The Peartree Kindergarten (Felixstowe) LtdFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.2 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Mayflower Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2022 0.1 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.6 miles
- Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.8 miles
- Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 1.1 miles
- Harwich and Dovercourt High School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 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 Harwich Centre Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Harwich Centre Pre-School Good at its inspection on 4 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Harwich Centre Pre-School take?
Harwich Centre Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
Who runs Harwich Centre Pre-School?
Harwich Centre Pre-School is run by Essex County Council, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Harwich Centre Pre-School?
Dovercourt is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Harwich Centre Pre-School?
You can call 0333 013 2437 and visit newmapiuk.top.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY272636 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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