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Nurseries in Grays

There are 23 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Grays, and 13 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Grays

  • Ofsted report cards: 4 settings (10 Strong standard, 9 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 12 settings (1 Outstanding, 11 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • 2 Little Birds Parker Road - Day nursery, Grays RM17 5YW, ages 2 to 4, 51 places
    Ofsted, 18 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bluebirds Day Nursery - Day nursery, Grays RM17 5XX, ages 0 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted, 13 August 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chafford Hundred - Day nursery, Grays RM16 6RW, ages 0 to 4, 98 places
    Ofsted, 29 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chafford Hundred Station Side - Day nursery, Grays RM16 6YJ, ages 0 to 4, 92 places
    Ofsted, 10 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Chafford Hundred Preschool Playgroup - Pre-school, Grays RM16 6BZ, ages 2 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 9 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Chafford Tots to Teens Childcare Services Ltd - Day nursery, Grays RM16 6EW, ages 0 to 11, 66 places
    Ofsted report card, 12 December 2025: Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Growing Little Champions - Pre-school, Grays RM16 4LU, 12 places
  • JTD Day care - Pre-school, Grays RM16 2QH, 30 places
  • Little Friends Pre-School - Pre-school, Grays RM16 2SS, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 23 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Leaps Daycare Limited - Day nursery, Grays RM17 5UT, 45 places
  • Little Roo's Pre-School 2 - Pre-school, Grays RM17 5XD, ages 2 to 5, 50 places
    Ofsted, 9 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Treasures Nursery And Pre-School - Day nursery, Grays RM20 3HD, ages 1 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 10 January 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Monarchs Childcare Ltd (64) - Day nursery, Grays RM17 6SH, ages 3 to 11, 70 places
    Ofsted, 28 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Monarchs Childcare Ltd (88) - Day nursery, Grays RM17 6BZ, ages 0 to 2, 48 places
    Ofsted, 19 July 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • My Ohana IKEA Lakeside - Pre-school, Grays RM20 3WJ
  • Pier Lodge Day Nursery - Day nursery, Grays RM17 6JP, ages 0 to 4, 120 places
    Ofsted, 15 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Playaway Pre-School - Pre-school, Grays RM16 2AP, ages 2 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted report card, 18 September 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Raising Eagles Montessori Nursery - Day nursery, Grays RM17 6EX, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 12 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Riverside Pre-School Services - Pre-school, Grays RM17 6FJ, 32 places
  • Supernova Centre - Day nursery, Grays RM16 2JU
  • Thurrocks Little Learners - Day nursery, Grays RM16 4NX, ages 1 to 4, 63 places
    Ofsted report card, 17 September 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Turners Retreat Early Years and Childhood Services - Day nursery, Grays RM16 4LU, 55 places
  • Willow Garden Day Nursery (WGDN) - Day nursery, Grays RM16 3AP, ages 1 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted report card, 12 February 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Amazon Learn - Out-of-school club, Grays RM17 5EH
  • Camp Epic Orsett - Out-of-school club, Grays RM16 3JR
  • Camp Epic Woodside - Out-of-school club, Grays RM16 2GJ, 16 places
  • Chosen - Out-of-school club, Grays RM16 6EW, 18 places
  • Darlin Buds Ltd - Out-of-school club, Grays RM16 2ST, 30 places
  • Gateway Primary Free School - Premier Education - Out-of-school club, Grays RM16 4LU, 20 places
  • Herringham Primary - Premier Education - Out-of-school club, Grays RM16 4JX, 32 places
  • Jules Et Lis - Out-of-school club, Grays RM17 5SW, 26 places
  • Jules Et Lis - Out-of-school club, Grays RM16 6PS, 30 places
  • Jules Et Lis - Out-of-school club, Grays RM17 5RW, 32 places
  • Moore Coaching William - Out-of-school club, Grays RM16 3NJ
  • Templesprings Breakfast and After School Club - Out-of-school club, Grays RM17 5XY
  • Tuition For Juniors - Out-of-school club, Grays RM17 6LL

Nursery groups with settings here

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)

Council area

Schools in Grays

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