Childcare in Westcliff-On-Sea
Westcliff-On-Sea has 8 day nurseries, 3 pre-schools, 8 childminders and 1 after-school club. Ofsted has inspected 16 of them and rated 14 Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 4 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Southend on Sea there are 31 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Southend on Sea, 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.
18 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.
- Dec 2025Opened Active Academy - The Westborough School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Active Academy Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Westcliff-On-Sea
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Westcliff-On-Sea take funded hours?
2 of the 20 settings in Westcliff-On-Sea 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Westcliff-On-Sea rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 16 settings Ofsted has inspected in Westcliff-On-Sea hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Westcliff-On-Sea take babies?
18 settings in Westcliff-On-Sea 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 Westcliff-On-Sea?
Southend on Sea has 31 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.
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