Outstanding
151 placesSS2 4BA01702 445526
East of England
Childcare in Southend on Sea
178 registered providers with 3,260 places, up 6.9% since December 2021.
34day nurseries
97childminders
10after-school clubs
80newly registered since 2021
60.9%rated Good or better
131closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 22.4% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
Towns
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Highest rated
Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
Outstanding
60 placesSS9 2HA01702 471235
Outstanding
58 placesSS1 3BS01702 582533
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53 placesSS9 4QW01702 522030
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50 placesSS2 4LS01702 612445
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36 placesSS9 4QW01702 421180
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35 placesSS1 3HQ01702 582791
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33 placesSS0 9XH07757164206
Report card Mar 2026
26 placesSS9 3PH01702470310
Good
119 placesSS2 4JR01702 611991
Good
100 placesSS1 1HD01702 435435
Good
100 placesSS9 1SG01702 480077
Report card Nov 2025
88 placesSS0 0AL01702345959
Good
76 placesSS2 4JN01702467362
Good
75 placesSS0 8NE07948404217
Good
73 placesSS0 9NJ01702 339757
Good
72 placesSS1 2UP01138417797
Good
68 placesSS9 4HX01702 474684
Good
62 placesSS2 6LR07825873479
Good
60 placesSS3 9DG07305394875
Report card Jan 2026
60 placesSS3 9JD01702 382897
Good
55 placesSS0 0SF0300 44 36139
Good
52 placesSS0 8NQ01702 343554
Report card Mar 2026
50 placesSS1 2JD01138417830
Good
47 placesSS2 6XY01702528709
Good
42 placesSS1 2AS01702616531
Good
40 placesSS9 2AR01702 478092
Good
40 placesSS9 5AQ07526291734
Good
39 placesSS1 2RE07905104431
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38 placesSS0 9JG01702 353789
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32 placesSS2 5JL07789 620840
Good
30 placesSS0 7JX07745 346819
Good
28 placesSS9 1NN01702478698
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26 placesSS2 5PA07984 879986
Good
26 placesSS2 6LQ01702 617 106
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26 placesSS2 4FA07727088275
Good
25 placesSS9 5SJ01702 511863
Good
23 placesSS9 1SY07742 515010
Good
20 placesSS9 1RG07849187694
Report card Mar 2026
53 placesSS0 0AX01702 333 313
Report card Jan 2026
36 placesSS0 8LL07757 954477
Not yet inspected
170 placesSS2 6UH01702 420011
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150 placesSS2 4PQ01702879224
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129 placesSS3 9NS01702 597531
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119 placesSS1 3RD01702582340
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100 placesSS9 1PR07368694559
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90 placesSS2 4UZ07876343914
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87 placesSS1 2PT07942181039
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51 placesSS1 2RF07565840314
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50 placesSS9 1SJ07375553039
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46 placesSS3 9UT01702292516
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35 placesSS2 6SP01702808989
Report card Mar 2026
30 placesSS9 2UW07903174351
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20 placesSS2 4AB07985 968759
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SS2 6JH07539360731
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SS1 3BS07854874490
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SS9 2AR07585707855
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SS9 1QE01702 476224
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SS0 9BS07368694559
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SS9 3HS01702 567 508
No longer open
Settings that have closed
Worked out by comparing consecutive Ofsted releases; the closure falls in the six months before the date shown.
| Setting | Town | Places it had | Last rating | Gone by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoebury Nursery | Shoeburyness | 84 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Southchurch Park Pre School | Southend-On-Sea | 27 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Super Star Sport Essex Activity Camp - Greenways | Southend-On-Sea | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Active Academy | Leigh-On-Sea | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Little Legs Nursery | Southend-On-Sea | 35 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Active Academy | Westcliff-On-Sea | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Leigh Wesley Pre School | Leigh-On-Sea | 28 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Eastwood Community Pre-School and Nursery | Southend-On-Sea | 25 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Sandpiper Pre-School | Southend-On-Sea | 20 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Bournes Green Pre-School | Southend on Sea | 42 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Friars Centre Playgroup | Shoeburyness | 40 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| St Michael and All Angels Pre School | Leigh-On-Sea | 30 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Kidz Camp Essex Shoebury HAF | Southend-On-Sea | 75 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Kidz Camp Essex Leigh-On-Sea HAF | Leigh-On-Sea | 75 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Giggles Pre-School | Southend-On-Sea | 23 | Inadequate | Jun 2024 |
| Active Academy | Leigh-On-Sea | 18 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Kidz Camp Essex Southend HAF | Southend-On-Sea | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Stagecoach Southend | Leigh-On-Sea | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Olympus KeyMed Day Nursery | Southend-On-Sea | 97 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Elim Church Day Nursery | Southend on Sea | 55 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Westcliff Kids | Westcliff-On-Sea | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Knowledge County Tuition South End | Southend-On-Sea | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Temple Sutton Primary School and Early Years | Southend-On-Sea | 96 | Outstanding | Jun 2023 |
| Blenheim Primary School Nursery | Leigh-On-Sea | 68 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Pre School | Leigh-On-Sea | 26 | Outstanding | Jun 2023 |
| Home From Home Day Nursery Ltd | Westcliff-On-Sea | 23 | Outstanding | Jun 2023 |
| Mega Camps Leigh-On-Sea | Leigh on Sea | 100 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Westcliff Pre-School | Leigh-On-Sea | 42 | Outstanding | Dec 2022 |
| Bright Kidz Nursery | Southend-On-Sea | 40 | Inadequate | Dec 2022 |
| Energy Kidz @ Shoeburyness | Southend-On-Sea | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Energy Kidz @ Thorpedene | Southend-On-Sea | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Energy Kidz @ Hinguar | Southend-On-Sea | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Energy Kidz @ Bournes Green | Southend-On-Sea | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Energy Kidz @ Richmond Avenue | Southend-On-Sea | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Paint Pots Pre School | Westcliff-On-Sea | 26 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Ready Teddy Go Pre School | Shoebury | 26 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Daisy Chain Playgroup | Southend-On-Sea | 25 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Little Elliephants | Westcliff on Sea | 22 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Blossoming Buddies | Southend-On-Sea | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Fit for Sport @ Southend Leisure Centre | Southend | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Chalkwell Academy | Westcliff-On-Sea | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Access Anyone@Woodside | Leigh on Sea | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Bo Peep Day Nursery | Southend-On-Sea | 82 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Little Stars Day Nursery | Shoeburyness | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Bumblebees Pre-School At St. Margaret's | Leigh One Sea | 32 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Whittingham Pre-school | Southend on Sea | 30 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Leigh Learning | Leigh-On-Sea | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Crown Vocational Training | Leigh on Sea | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |