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Nurseries in Westcliff-on-Sea

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

Inspection grades in Westcliff-on-Sea

  • Ofsted report cards: 3 settings (2 Strong standard, 10 Expected standard, 6 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 7 settings (1 Outstanding, 6 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Avenue Playgroup - Pre-school, Westcliff-On-Sea SS0 7JX, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 17 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Figure Of Eight Education - Day nursery, Westcliff On Sea SS0 9TN
  • Imperial Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Westcliff-On-Sea SS0 8NQ, ages 0 to 5, 52 places
    Ofsted, 18 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kindred Westcliff - Day nursery, Westcliff-On-Sea SS0 0AL, ages 0 to 4, 88 places
    Ofsted report card, 21 November 2025: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Kingsway Pre-School - Pre-school, Westcliff-On-Sea SS0 9XH, ages 2 to 4, 33 places
    Ofsted, 10 May 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ladybird Nursery - Day nursery, Westcliff-on-Sea SS0 0SF, ages 0 to 4, 55 places
    Ofsted, 6 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Treasures - Day nursery, Westcliff-On-Sea SS0 9NJ, ages 0 to 4, 73 places
    Ofsted, 15 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sarah's Montessori Day Nursery - Day nursery, Westcliff-on-Sea SS0 8NE, ages 1 to 4, 75 places
    Ofsted, 11 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Snaps Day Nursery - Day nursery, Westcliff-On-Sea SS0 9JG, ages 2 to 4, 38 places
    Ofsted, 9 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sunshine Day Nursery 2003 LTD - Day nursery, Westcliff-on-Sea SS0 0AX, ages 0 to 4, 53 places
    Ofsted report card, 31 March 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Westcliff Pre School - Pre-school, Westcliff-on-sea SS0 8LL, ages 2 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted report card, 13 January 2026: Needs attention in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Active Academy - The Westborough School - Out-of-school club, Westcliff-on-sea SS0 9BS

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 Westcliff-on-Sea

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