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Nurseries in Thurrock

There are 57 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Thurrock council area, and 22 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Thurrock

  • Ofsted report cards: 10 settings (27 Strong standard, 22 Expected standard, 11 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 37 settings (6 Outstanding, 31 Good)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

  • 140 registered childminders in Thurrock (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)
  • 59 registered home childcarers in Thurrock (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)

Childminders look after children in their own homes. We show how many are registered, not who they are.

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
  • Aveley Pre-School CIC - Pre-school, Aveley RM15 4AA, ages 2 to 4, 19 places
    Ofsted report card, 25 March 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Blooming Babies Day Nursery Limited - Day nursery, Stanford-le-hope SS17 0QP, ages 1 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted report card, 30 April 2026: Needs attention in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • 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
  • Chadwell St Mary Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Riverview, Chadwell St Mary RM16 4DH, ages 0 to 4, 66 places
    Ofsted, 24 April 2023: 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
  • CJ's Little Pickles - Day nursery, Corringham SS17 7TG, ages 1 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted report card, 6 August 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • East Thurrock Kids Club - Day nursery, Stanford-Le-Hope SS17 0DF, ages 0 to 11, 90 places
    Ofsted, 4 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Explorers Aveley - Day nursery, Aveley RM15 4BY, ages 0 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 14 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Fobbing Village Pre-school Limited - Pre-school, Fobbing SS17 9JP, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 6 June 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • For U Tuition Service Ltd - Day nursery, Stanford-le-Hope SS17 0NE
  • Goldcrest Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Stanford-le-Hope SS17 0JY, ages 0 to 4, 47 places
    Ofsted, 22 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Great Child Day Nursery - Day nursery, Tilbury RM18 7BT, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 8 February 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Growing Little Champions - Pre-school, Grays RM16 4LU, 12 places
  • Headstart Day and Afterschool Care LTD - Day nursery, South Ockendon RM15 5PA, ages 0 to 10, 78 places
    Ofsted, 21 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Headstart Nursery - Day nursery, South Ockendon RM15 5LY, ages 0 to 4, 55 places
    Ofsted, 9 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Headstart Nursery 2 T/A Future Stars Day Nursery - Day nursery, Stifford Road, Aveley RM15 4AA, 80 places
  • Headstart Pre school - Pre-school, South Ockendon RM15 5LY, ages 2 to 4, 13 places
    Ofsted, 10 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Headstart PreSchool 1 - Pre-school, South Ockendon RM15 5PA, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted report card, 23 April 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Helping Hands Day Nursery - Day nursery, Tilbury RM18 8LA, ages 1 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 25 April 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • JTD Day care - Pre-school, Grays RM16 2QH, 30 places
  • Kidzproof Ltd - Day nursery, Purfleet-on-thames RM19 1ZY, ages 3 to 4
    Ofsted report card, 9 April 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • LADN Tilbury Ltd - Day nursery, Tilbury RM18 7QZ, ages 2 to 5, 60 places
    Ofsted, 18 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Angels Day Nursery - Day nursery, Tilbury RM18 8SB, ages 0 to 11, 120 places
    Ofsted, 14 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Bunnies Nursery - Pre-school, Stanford-le-hope SS17 0AR, ages 2 to 4, 44 places
    Ofsted, 23 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Chestnuts Preschool - Pre-school, Stanford-Le-Hope SS17 7LS, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 21 October 2021: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Chestnuts Preschool Limited - Pre-school, Purfleet-on-Thames RM19 1RJ, ages 2 to 4
    Ofsted, 6 June 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • 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
  • Orsett Playgroup - Pre-school, Orsett RM16 3HB, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 26 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Pier Lodge Day Nursery - Day nursery, Grays RM17 6JP, ages 0 to 4, 120 places
    Ofsted, 15 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Play 2 Learn Day Nursery - Day nursery, West Thurrock RM20 4AR, ages 1 to 3, 88 places
    Ofsted, 24 September 2025: 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
  • Play Studio Montessori Nurseries - Day nursery, Chadwell St Mary RM16 4JJ, ages 1 to 3, 25 places
    Ofsted, 2 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Quince Tree Day Nursery LTD - Day nursery, South Ockendon RM15 6NL, ages 0 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 30 January 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rainbows Preschool - Day nursery, South Ockendon RM15 4QR, ages 1 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 10 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • 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
  • Rose Buddies Childcare Ltd - Day nursery, Stanford-le-hope SS17 0BA, ages 0 to 11, 30 places
    Ofsted, 7 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Scalliwags Pre-School - Pre-school, South Ockendon RM15 6QH, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 17 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sparkling Angels Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Stanford-le-hope SS17 0BZ, 75 places
  • St Marys Pre-School - Pre-school, Corringham SS17 7LJ, ages 2 to 4, 39 places
    Ofsted report card, 26 March 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Supernova Centre - Day nursery, Grays RM16 2JU
  • Surestart - Where Kids Come First - Day nursery, South Ockendon RM15 5PA, ages 1 to 11, 33 places
    Ofsted, 25 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • 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
  • Treasure Children Forever Pre-school - Day nursery, Corringham SS17 7PZ, ages 2 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 12 May 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • 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
  • Woodlands Pre School & Nursery (Purfleet-on-Thames) - Day nursery, Purfleet RM19 1TA, ages 1 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 18 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Amazon Learn - Out-of-school club, Grays RM17 5EH
  • Camp 4 Champs - Harris Academy - Out-of-school club, South Ockendon RM15 5AY, 40 places
  • Camp Epic Graham James - Out-of-school club, Stanford-le-hope SS17 7ES, 32 places
  • 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
  • Chosen Daycare - Out-of-school club, Tilbury RM18 7BX, 35 places
  • Darlin Buds Ltd - Out-of-school club, Grays RM16 2ST, 30 places
  • Family 1st Tilbury - Out-of-school club, Tilbury RM18 7DF, 25 places
  • Gateway Primary Free School - Premier Education - Out-of-school club, Grays RM16 4LU, 20 places
  • Headstart Day Care Ltd - Out-of-school club, South Ockendon RM15 5PA, 30 places
  • Herringham Primary - Premier Education - Out-of-school club, Grays RM16 4JX, 32 places
  • Jules Et Lis - Out-of-school club, Grays RM17 5RW, 32 places
  • Jules Et Lis - Out-of-school club, Chafford Hundred RM16 6PL
  • Jules Et Lis - Out-of-school club, Grays RM16 6PS, 30 places
  • Jules Et Lis - Out-of-school club, Grays RM17 5SW, 26 places
  • Lansdowne Primary - Premier Education - Out-of-school club, Tilbury RM18 7QB, 16 places
  • Moore Coaching William - Out-of-school club, Grays RM16 3NJ
  • Templesprings Breakfast and After School Club - Out-of-school club, Grays RM17 5XY
  • The Sunshine Centre - Out-of-school club, Tilbury RM18 8AD, 20 places
  • Tilbury Pioneer - Premier Education - Out-of-school club, Tilbury RM18 8HJ, 16 places
  • 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)

Towns in Thurrock

Schools in Thurrock

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