Sessional pre-school in Thaxted, Essex
The Windmill Pre-School
The Windmill Pre-School, Bolford Street Hall, Thaxted, Dunmow, CM6 2PY · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Windmill Pre-School, Bolford Street Hall, Thaxted, Dunmow, CM6 2PY · More nurseries in CM6
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Church, The Guildhall and Post Office.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground9 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 Windmill Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at The Windmill Pre-School, Bolford Street Hall, Thaxted, Dunmow, CM6 2PY, in Thaxted, Essex. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Thaxted Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
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What is The Windmill Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Windmill Pre-School Good at its inspection on 31 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Windmill Pre-School take?
The Windmill Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
How do I contact The Windmill Pre-School?
You can call 01371 831457 and visit thewindmillpreschoolthaxted.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
- 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 402985 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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