Childcare in Basildon
Basildon has 24 day nurseries, 19 pre-schools, 21 school nursery classes, 32 childminders and 11 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 65 of them and rated 60 Good or better, 11 of them Outstanding. 42 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Essex there are 36 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Essex, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 154 school nursery classes across Essex, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
36 settings match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Jun 2026Opened The Oak Wood Pre-School Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Club Epic Eversley Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed The Oakwood Pre School Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Town Square Learning Centre Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed St Anne Line Catholic Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Laindon Neighbourhood Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Northlands Park Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Kidbusterz Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Kidbusterz Janet Duke School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Little Nipperz Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Kidbusterz Laindon Community Centre Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Basildon
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Basildon take funded hours?
23 of the 107 settings in Basildon are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Basildon rated Outstanding?
Yes. 11 of the 65 settings Ofsted has inspected in Basildon hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Basildon take babies?
79 settings in Basildon are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Basildon?
Essex has 36 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
Towns close to Basildon
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.