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Nurseries in Leigh-on-sea

There are 14 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Leigh-on-sea, and 4 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Leigh-on-sea

  • Ofsted report cards: 2 settings (6 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 10 settings (3 Outstanding, 7 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Active Academy - Unit 14 Leighcliff Buildings - Day nursery, Leigh-on-Sea SS9 1PR, 100 places
  • Blenheim Early Years - Day nursery, Leigh-on-sea SS9 4HX, ages 0 to 4, 68 places
    Ofsted, 17 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Eastwood Community Early Years - Day nursery, Leigh On Sea SS9 5AQ, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 14 October 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Fairways Pre School Playgroup - Pre-school, Leigh-On-Sea SS9 4QW, ages 2 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 18 May 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Leigh Road Baptist Church Pre-School - Pre-school, Leigh-On-Sea SS9 1NN, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 29 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • LEIGH TREASURES PRESCHOOL - Pre-school, Leigh-on-sea SS9 1SJ, 50 places
  • Leigh Village Day Nursery - Day nursery, Leigh-on-Sea SS9 1SG, ages 0 to 4, 100 places
    Ofsted, 27 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Acorns Preschool - Pre-school, Leigh-On-Sea SS9 3PH, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted report card, 5 March 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Lottie & Ollie - Day nursery, Leigh-On-Sea SS9 2UW, ages 1 to 3, 30 places
    Ofsted report card, 10 March 2026: Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Peek A Boo Pre School - Pre-school, Leigh On Sea SS9 1RG, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 8 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Phoenix Pre-School - Pre-school, Leigh On Sea SS9 1SY, ages 2 to 4, 23 places
    Ofsted, 3 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rascals - Day nursery, Leigh-On-Sea SS9 4QW, ages 1 to 11, 53 places
    Ofsted, 8 March 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Small Friends Children's Day Nursery - Day nursery, Leigh-on-Sea SS9 2HA, ages 2 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 25 May 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Smiley Centre For Children - Pre-school, Leigh On Sea SS9 2AR, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 25 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Jjs Tuition - Out-of-school club, Leigh-On-Sea SS9 2UL
  • Leigh North Street School - Intrepid Ventures Holiday Camp - Out-of-school club, Leigh-On-Sea SS9 1QE
  • Sport Star Limited - Out-of-school club, Leigh-on-Sea SS9 3HS
  • Theatretrain Leigh-on-Sea - Out-of-school club, Leigh-On-Sea SS9 2AR

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 Leigh-on-sea

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