Sessional pre-school in Lee Chapel North, Essex
The Funhouse Pre-School
Janet Duke Primary School, Markhams Chase, Basildon, SS15 5LS · 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.
Official records
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:30–16:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Janet Duke Primary School, Markhams Chase, Basildon, SS15 5LS · More nurseries in SS15
Stations
- Laindon16 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Basildon22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Mynchens, Falstones and Amanda Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Markhams Chase Park2 min walk
- Jermayns Park4 min walk
- Gloucester Park11 min walk
- Great Gregorie Park12 min walk
- Spire Road Park12 min walk
- Playground6 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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The Funhouse Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Janet Duke Primary School, Markhams Chase, Basildon, SS15 5LS, in Lee Chapel North, Essex. It is registered for 26 children. It opens 08:30–16:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 6 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Funhouse Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 08:30–16:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Janet Duke Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 under 0.1 miles
- The Phoenix Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- St Anne Line Catholic Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected September 2024 0.4 miles
- St Anne Line Catholic Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- Lee Chapel Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Millhouse Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Ghyllgrove Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What are The Funhouse Pre-School's opening hours?
The Funhouse Pre-School opens 08:30–16:00, Mon–Fri.
What is The Funhouse Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Funhouse Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 9 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Funhouse Pre-School take?
The Funhouse Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Funhouse Pre-School?
Laindon is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Funhouse Pre-School?
You can call 01268 450587 and visit thefunhousepreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 11 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 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY428418 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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