Sessional pre-school in Stewards, Essex
Sunflower Maunds
Parringdon Road, Harlow, CM18 7RG · 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 November 2010Reference EY420530Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record3 inspectionslatest 11 February 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (3)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Parringdon Road, Harlow, CM18 7RG · More nurseries in CM18
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Peterswood School, St Jame's School and Barleycroft.
Parks and playgrounds
- Longbanks Field6 min walk
- Woodhill Field7 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 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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Sunflower Maunds is a sessional pre-school at Parringdon Road, Harlow, CM18 7RG, in Stewards, Essex. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Great Parndon Community Association.
Run by Great Parndon Community Association (charity), which runs 4 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunflower MaundsThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Akhter Early Learning Centre Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Sunflower SherardsSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| The Nursery RoomsFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Home from Home Childcarers - Latton BushFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Little Lattons Nursery LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Nurture Pre-School at AbbotsweldFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Longwood Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St James Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.2 miles
- Beckmead Moundwood Academy ages 4–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.4 miles
- Kingsmoor Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.5 miles
- Latton Green Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.6 miles
- Abbotsweld Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Milwards Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Harlow Fields School and College ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected January 2025 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 Sunflower Maunds's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sunflower Maunds Good at its inspection on 11 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sunflower Maunds take?
Sunflower Maunds is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
Who runs Sunflower Maunds?
Sunflower Maunds is run by Great Parndon Community Association, which runs 4 nurseries.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY420530 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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