Childcare in South Ockendon
South Ockendon has 5 day nurseries, 3 pre-schools, 9 school nursery classes, 1 childminder and 2 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 8 of them and rated 7 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 12 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Thurrock there are 23 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Thurrock, 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 33 school nursery classes across Thurrock, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
20 settings, best rated first. 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 Camp 4 Champs - Harris Academy Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in South Ockendon
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in South Ockendon take funded hours?
9 of the 20 settings in South Ockendon 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 South Ockendon rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 8 settings Ofsted has inspected in South Ockendon hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in South Ockendon take babies?
11 settings in South Ockendon 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 South Ockendon?
Thurrock has 23 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 South Ockendon
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.