Sessional pre-school in Kingsmoor, Essex
Sunflower Sherards
Ployters Road, Harlow, CM18 7PS · 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 EY420549Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record3 inspectionslatest 10 March 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 March 2010Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 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
Ployters Road, Harlow, CM18 7PS · More nurseries in CM18
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Drinker Moth, Joyners Field and Milwards School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Kingsmoor Recreation Park5 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 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 Sherards is a sessional pre-school at Ployters Road, Harlow, CM18 7PS, in Kingsmoor, Essex. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 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.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Kingsmoor Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.2 miles
- Milwards Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.2 miles
- St James Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- Longwood Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.5 miles
- Jerounds Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.7 miles
- Water Lane Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- St Luke's Catholic Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.8 miles
- Abbotsweld Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 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 Sunflower Sherards's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sunflower Sherards Good at its inspection on 10 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sunflower Sherards take?
Sunflower Sherards is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
Who runs Sunflower Sherards?
Sunflower Sherards 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
- 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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY420549 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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