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Pre-school in Stanford-Le-Hope

Little Chestnuts Preschool

Outstanding★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established

A pre-school in Stanford-Le-Hope for children from birth to 8+, open 08:45 to 15:15, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in October 2021. Open since 2018, with 40 places.

Call 07910 884868Their website

Cost

What you might pay

This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.

What childcare usually costs in Thurrock

£6.60an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£6.50an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Thurrock from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Birth to 8+Registered from birth. Whether there is a baby room is a question for the call.
When it's open
08:45 to 15:15, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Not published, so ask them
Google rating
5.0 out of 5From 10 Google reviews. NurseryWise has none of its own.
How many children
40 placesMedium for England
How long open
8 yearsLong established
Address
Karis May Darling Centre, Springhouse Road, Stanford-Le-Hope, SS17 7LS

Where it is

SS17 7LS
Ofsted URN EY561441On the register since 2 August 2018
The rating

What Ofsted said

Last inspected on 21 October 2021.

Outstanding

Ofsted's top grade. The setting was judged to be doing more than is expected of it.

Still missing for Little Chestnuts Preschool

  • What it costs
  • Funded hours
  • Youngest age taken
  • Meals
  • Nappies
  • Waiting list

No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.

I know some of thisI run this nursery
Before you ring

What to ask them

None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.

  • What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
  • Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
  • Is there a place for my child's age? 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.
Compare

Pre-schools within a couple of miles

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St Marys Pre-School

Pre-school · St Johns Hall, St Johns Way, Corringham, SS17 7LJ

Report card Mar 2026Birth to 8+08:45 to 14:45, 5 days a week★ 4.2 Google, 539 placesOpen for decades
0.1 mi
1 min walk
07800923224Their website

Little Bunnies Nursery

Pre-school · The Crooked Billet, Rainbows End, Stanford-Le-Hope, SS17 0AR

GoodBirth to 5Sessions in term time, often mornings44 placesOpen a few years
0.8 mi
16 min walk
07834814670

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Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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