Little Treasures Nursery And Pre-School
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Grays for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2022. Open since 2018, with 30 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 Thurrock
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.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
RM20 3HDWhat 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, 10 January 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children come in happily and settle well in all rooms. They enjoy taking part in a range of activities that support their development across the areas of learning.
They benefit from the attention from staff who have high expectations of them.
Children delight in exploring different activities and ideas. They learn about how different materials mix and combine, as they fill bowls with flour, water and cocoa powder. They add foam and fill their bowls to the brim, letting them overflow into a volcano. Children exclaim with delight that they have made a 'chocolatey volcano!'
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the organisation of the outdoor area to enable children to have equally high-quality experiences outdoors, as well as indoors, at all times of year n help staff to extend activities for all children to help them make connections and develop their critical thinking.
- 10 January 2022Good
- 15 July 2021Inadequate
- 24 February 2020Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Treasures Nursery And Pre-School
- 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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