Little Teddies Nursery
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Basildon for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 to 19:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2020, with 50 places.
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 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
SS14 3EGWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 12 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their nursery experience. Children are greeted by kind and caring staff, who help them to place their belongings on their labelled pegs and join their friends. Staff present the resources in an interesting and exciting way. This helps children to be motivated to play and learn. Children understand the nursery rules and listen carefully when staff give them instructions. They know the routines well and are familiar with what will happen next. For example, older children taking part in a physical activity know to stand in the cleared area, where they have safe space to move around. Those children who choose not to join in, sit with a member of staff in the reading area and look at books or watch their friends move their bodies to the music.
Children behave well and show respect for each other. They share resources and wait their turn patiently. Staff help children to gain a sense of belonging. They encourage them to be independent from a young age and give them choices. For example, staff give children the opportunity to decide which book they would like staff to read to them when they sit together for a group story.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on the newly implemented strategies in place to further strengthen the staff team and help to raise the quality of teaching to a consistently high level n review the organisation of the environment to ensure that routine activities, such as handwashing and mealtimes, are conducive to children's learning.
- 12 June 2023Good
- 10 October 2022Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Teddies Nursery
- 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.
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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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