Sessional pre-school in Hockley, Essex
Whizz Kids Pre-School (Hockley)
Hockley Community Centre Association, Westminster Drive, Hockley, SS5 4XD · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Hockley Community Centre Association, Westminster Drive, Hockley, SS5 4XD · More nurseries in SS5
Stations
- Hockley11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including SEETEC.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground8 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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Whizz Kids Pre-School (Hockley) is a sessional pre-school at Hockley Community Centre Association, Westminster Drive, Hockley, SS5 4XD, in Hockley, Essex. It is registered for 48 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 1 review (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lift Hockley Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.1 miles
- Lift Plumberow Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.7 miles
- Lift Westerings Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- Lift Ashingdon Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.6 miles
- Grove Wood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected December 2024 1.7 miles
- Edward Francis Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 1.8 miles
- Lift Greensward Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.7 miles
- The FitzWimarc School Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Whizz Kids Pre-School (Hockley)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Whizz Kids Pre-School (Hockley) Good at its inspection on 10 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Whizz Kids Pre-School (Hockley) take?
Whizz Kids Pre-School (Hockley) is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Whizz Kids Pre-School (Hockley)?
Hockley is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Whizz Kids Pre-School (Hockley)?
You can call 07948 970027 and visit whizzkidspre-school.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY491497 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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