1st Friends Nursery
Not yet inspectedTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Newly opened
A day nursery in Canvey Island for from 2 years up to school age, open 07:30 to 17:00, 5 days a week. £7.90 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Ofsted has not yet published a graded inspection. Open since 2025, with 33 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
51 weeks a year, price list dated 2025-2026.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £66.50non-funded, minimum 4 days/week £69.85non-funded children £75.05funded children, hours outside funding | £23.70Half-Day, 3 hrs | £7.90Half-Day hourly |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £1.35 a day Consumables Chargeincludes materials, activities, events, and consumable
- £4.70 Breakfast clubincludes cost of the meal
- £4.70 Lunch
- £4.70 Tea-time (30 mins)includes for the meal
- £7.90 Tea-time (1 hour)
- £7.90 an hour Extra hours
Discounts
- 10% Sibling Discount (second child)second child; non-funded hours only; consumables and snacks are not
- 15% Sibling Discount (third child)third child; non-funded hours only; consumables and snacks are not
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
2-year-old funding, working families funding for 2-3 year olds, Universal funding for 3-4 year olds, Extended funding (30 hours) for working families with children aged 3-4.
Worth knowing. Offered on a year-round stretched basis: up to 11 funded hours per week for 51 weeks per year (22 hours when Universal and Extended are combined). Registration fee does not apply if only booking funded hours. Funded children pay £75.05 for hours outside funding.
What childcare usually costs in Essex
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Essex from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
SS8 7SQWhat Ofsted said
Ofsted hasn't published a graded inspection for this setting yet.
Not yet inspected
Ofsted has not published a graded inspection for this setting.
Still missing for 1st Friends Nursery
- Nappies
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £7.90 an hour still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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