Full-day nursery in Little Burstead, Essex
Polka Dot Farm
The Outlet, Tye Common Road, Billericay, CM12 9SD · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Outlet, Tye Common Road, Billericay, CM12 9SD · More nurseries in CM12
Nearest stations and parks
- Billericay42 min walk · 1.7 miles
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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Polka Dot Farm is a full-day nursery at The Outlet, Tye Common Road, Billericay, CM12 9SD, in Little Burstead, Essex. It is registered for 104 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 121 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polka Dot FarmThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Billericay Catholic PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
| Little Legs NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Quilters Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.2 miles
- Quilters Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.2 miles
- South Green Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2022 1.5 miles
- South Green Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 1.5 miles
- Woodlands School Hutton Manor ages 0–11has a nursery class 1.6 miles
- Harris Academy Billericay Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.3 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 Polka Dot Farm's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Polka Dot Farm Outstanding at its inspection on 13 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Polka Dot Farm take?
Polka Dot Farm is registered with Ofsted for up to 104 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Polka Dot Farm?
Billericay is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Polka Dot Farm?
You can call 01277 563439 and visit www.polkadotfarm.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.
- 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 2757564 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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