Full-day nursery in Barstable, Essex
ABC TREEHOUSE
Mistley Community Hall, Church Road, Basildon, SS16 4AE · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since August 2020Reference 2589237Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Mistley Community Hall, Church Road, Basildon, SS16 4AE · More nurseries in SS16
Stations
- Basildon20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Cherry Tree School, Swan Mead and Vange Hill Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Clicket Hill Playground9 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Essex there are about 2.9 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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ABC TREEHOUSE is a full-day nursery at Mistley Community Hall, Church Road, Basildon, SS16 4AE, in Barstable, Essex. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC TREEHOUSEThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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- All nurseries in Barstable3
- All nurseries in Essex598
- All nurseries in SS1613
- Nurseries near Basildon station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Cherry Tree Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected July 2025 0.1 miles
- Fairhouse Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- Kingswood Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- Bardfield Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Vange Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Ryedene Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Greensted Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- The Bridge Pioneer ages 3–19Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is ABC TREEHOUSE's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated ABC TREEHOUSE Good at its inspection on 23 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can ABC TREEHOUSE take?
ABC TREEHOUSE is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to ABC TREEHOUSE?
Basildon is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact ABC TREEHOUSE?
You can call 07961 400158 and visit www.abctreehouse.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2589237 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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