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Lorraine Porter and Vanessa Matthews Partnership

Lorraine Porter and Vanessa Matthews Partnership runs 5 childcare settings on the Ofsted register in Essex, with 175 registered places between them. 5 of them have a published inspection report we summarise in full, linked below.

How Lorraine Porter and Vanessa Matthews Partnership's settings were graded

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (6 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 4 settings (1 Outstanding, 3 Good)

Each setting is inspected on its own, so grades differ from one to the next. Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Settings run by Lorraine Porter and Vanessa Matthews Partnership

  • Jigsaw Pre-School - Pre-school, Basildon SS16 4JN, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted report card, 15 January 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Kingswood Pre-School - Pre-school, Basildon SS16 5AD, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 19 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Explorers Pre-School - Pre-school, Basildon SS14 3PL, ages 2 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 24 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Steps Pre-School - Pre-school, Basildon SS14 1SA, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 29 April 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Tots Nursery - Day nursery, Wickford SS12 9NR, ages 1 to 4, 31 places
    Ofsted, 5 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Where

Source: Ofsted register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.