On this page you will find contact details and childcare information (indicated where available) relating to our main ACL centres.
Please select your local centre:
Basildon area,
Braintree/Witham area,
Brentwood area,
Castle Point area (Rochford),
Chelmsford area,
Colchester area,
Epping/Ongar area,
Harlow area,
Maldon area,
Tendring area (Harwich),
Uttlesford area (Thaxted and Stansted).
Adult Community Learning
Lifelong Learning Centre
Broadmayne
Churchill Avenue
SS14 2EQ
Tel: 0845 603 7635
Fax: 01268 524362
Childcare
Crèches at Basildon and at Briscoe (Ofsted registered).
Age: For children from six weeks to five years
Costs: £3 per hour.
During course time fees are £7.50 for am session and £7.50 for afternoon session.
Opening times: Term time only, 9am to 3pm
Pre-school facilities also available at Rochford
The parent/carer must be on the premises at all times.
Customer Service Award
Adult Community Learning Basildon was proud to receive the Basildon Business Award for 'Outstanding Customer Service' on
17 July 2009.
Adult Community Learning
Briscoe Community Centre
Felmores End
Pitsea
Basildon
SS13 1PN
Tel: 01268 725220
Adult Community Learning
Spinks Lane
Witham
Essex
CM8 1EP
Tel: 0845 603 7635
Fax: 01376 534799
Adult Community Learning
Bishops Hill
Rayleigh Road, Hutton
Brentwood
CM13 1BD
Tel: 0845 603 7635
Fax: 01277 230471
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Adult Community Learning
Roche way
Rochford
SS4 1DQ
Tel: 0845 603 7635
Pre-school facilities are available at Rochford, please contact the centre for further details.
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Adult Community Learning
Beeches Close
Chelmsford
CM1 2SB
Tel: 0845 603 7635
Fax: 01245 494364
Facilities at Chelmsford include accessible toilets that meet
Changing Places guidelines.
Car parking
There is limited car parking available at this centre and spaces cannot be guaranteed.
Childcare
Little Learners (Ofsted registered).
Providing high-quality care and education for children aged between three months and five years. Run by fully qualified and experienced early year's practitioners.
Cost: £4 per hour.
We accept:
- grant funding from the government for two, three and four-year-olds
- payment through childcare voucher systems
Opening times - term time only:
Monday: 9am - 2.30pm
Tuesday: 9m - 2.30pm
Wednesday: 9am - 12pm
Thursday: 9am - 12pm
Friday: 9am - 1pm
In a 2009 Ofsted inspection the crèche was officially awarded a 'good' rating. Inspectors said: "The setting is effective in meeting the needs of all the children as staff know their individual needs very well."
You do not need to attend a course to use our childcare facilities. To discuss availability or to arrange a visit, please contact crèche manager Debbie Wilks on 01245 216959.
Adult Community Learning
Wilson Marriage
Barrack Street
Colchester
CO1 2LR
Tel: 0845 603 7635
Fax: 01206 225652
Car parking
Car parking is available at this centre, however it is limited and cannot always be guaranteed.
Childcare
Little Learners Nursery offers a safe and stimulating environment where children can play and learn together. Children are cared for in small groups by qualified and experienced staff to ensure that the individual needs of babies and children are met. We have a secure outside play area.
Age
Available for children from birth to five years. The nursery is divided in two areas - one for babies and children under three years and a second area for pre-school children of three to five years.
Cost: £9.50 per morning or afternoon session.
You do not need to be attending a course in order for your child to take part.
Contact
To discuss requirements, check availability or arrange a visit please contact the centre:
Childcare manager
Julie Walters
01206 225642
Wilson Marriage Reception
01206 798488
Adult Community Learning
The Gables
Fyfield Road
Ongar
CM5 0GA
Tel: 0845 603 7635
Fax: 01277 364075
Adult Community Learning
Rivermill
Hodings Road
Harlow
CM20 1NW
Tel: 0845 603 7635
Minicom: 01279 770894
Fax: 01279 770880
Adult Community
Learning
Northbrooks House
Northbrooks
Harlow
CM19 4DS
Tel: 0845 603 7635
Fax: 01279 772599
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Adult Community Learning
The Friary
Carmelite Way
Maldon
CM9 5FJ
Tel: 0845 603 7635
Minicom: 01621 852164
Fax: 01621 850286
Childcare
The Friary Playcentre (Ofsted registered).
Age: For children aged two years to school age.
Opening hours : Monday to Friday, two sessions per day; 9am-12pm and 12.30pm-3.30pm.
Cost: £3.50 per hour for 3yrs and up; £4 per hour for 2yr olds.
Awarded ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.
Adult Community Learning
Main Road
Dovercourt
Harwich
CO12 4AJ
Tel: 0845 603 7635
Fax: 01255 552931
Childcare
Harwich Centre pre-school (Ofsted registered)
Age: Children aged 2 - 5 years.
Costs: £7.50 per session for 2 year olds; £7 per session for 3 and 4 year olds if not grant funded.
Opening times: 9.15am - 11.45am for 2 year olds; 9.00am - 12.00pm and 12.30pm - 3.30pm for 3 and 4 year olds.
Ofsted registered and inspected, achieved 'Good and Strong' in all areas.
Contact: Call the centre manager Carole Morgan on 01255 556208.
Adult Community Learning
St Osyth Road
Clacton
CO15 3BN
Tel: 0845 603 7635
Minicom: 01255 223693
Fax: 01255 436765
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Adult Community Learning
Adult Community Learning
Clarance House
Watling Street
Thaxted
CM6 2PJ
Tel: 0845 603 7635
Fax: 01371 830153
Adult Community Learning
Peter Kirk
St Johns Road
Stansted
CM24 8JP
Tel: 0845 603 7635
Fax: 01279 818030
At Peter Kirk there is car parking at the bottom of the drive which allows parking in front of the building. In busier times there is an overflow car park with 40-50 spaces, including 5 disabled bays.
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