Sessional pre-school in Great Oakley, Essex
Oakey Dokeys Pre-School Limited
All Saints C of E Primary School, Beaumont Road, Great Oakley, HARWICH, CO12 5BA · 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 2013Reference EY462559Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
All Saints C of E Primary School, Beaumont Road, Great Oakley, HARWICH, CO12 5BA · More nurseries in CO12
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Hamford Drive and Red Barn Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 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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Oakey Dokeys Pre-School Limited is a sessional pre-school at All Saints C of E Primary School, Beaumont Road, Great Oakley, HARWICH, CO12 5BA, in Great Oakley, Essex. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 under 0.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Oakey Dokeys Pre-School Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Oakey Dokeys Pre-School Limited Good at its inspection on 11 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Oakey Dokeys Pre-School Limited take?
Oakey Dokeys Pre-School Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
How do I contact Oakey Dokeys Pre-School Limited?
You can call 01255 880880 and visit www.oakeydokeys.co.uk.
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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
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY462559 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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