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Nurseries in Canvey Island

There are 11 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Canvey Island, and 1 other childcare setting such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Canvey Island

  • Ofsted report cards: 2 settings (9 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 6 settings (2 Outstanding, 4 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • 1st Friends Nursery - Day nursery, Canvey Island SS8 7SQ, ages 2 to 3, 33 places
    Ofsted report card, 23 September 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Fast Progress Tuition - Pre-school, Canvey Island SS8 0PB
  • Hawkesbury Pre School - Pre-school, Canvey Island SS8 0JG, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 11 May 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Just Imagine Day Nursery - Canvey Island - Day nursery, Canvey Island SS8 7AX, ages 1 to 5, 74 places
    Ofsted, 25 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Tewkes Nursery & Childrens Centre - Day nursery, Canvey Island SS8 8EJ, ages 0 to 4, 78 places
    Ofsted, 10 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Play Planet Pre-School - Pre-school, Canvey Island SS8 9HG, ages 2 to 4, 29 places
    Ofsted, 12 September 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Pumpkins Day Nursery - Day nursery, Canvey Island SS8 9NZ, ages 1 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted report card, 19 January 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Roland Lodge Daycare The Hub - Day nursery, Canvey Island SS8 7AY, ages 2 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 26 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Roland Lodge - The Lodge - Day nursery, Canvey Island SS8 0PQ, 93 places
  • Sunny Steps Childcare Club - Pre-school, Canvey Island SS8 9RZ
  • The Kids Playhouse Day And Afterschool Care - Day nursery, Canvey Island SS8 9EG, ages 0 to 4, 55 places
    Ofsted, 1 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Camp Epic Canvey - Out-of-school club, Canvey Island SS8 9RZ

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

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Schools in Canvey Island

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.