Sessional pre-school in Felmore, Essex
Bright Beginnings Pre-School Ltd
Felmores End, Pitsea, Basildon, SS13 1PN · 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 December 2010Reference EY422878Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 30 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 April 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Felmores End, Pitsea, Basildon, SS13 1PN · More nurseries in SS13
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Shops, Tenterfields and Loxford.
Parks and playgrounds
- Plumleys Park5 min walk
- Northlands Park7 min walk
- Chalvedon Park12 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 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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Bright Beginnings Pre-School Ltd is a sessional pre-school at Felmores End, Pitsea, Basildon, SS13 1PN, in Felmore, Essex. It is registered for 52 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 9 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Briscoe Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Felmore Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.1 miles
- Northlands Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Eversley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.9 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 0.9 miles
- Maple Grove Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.0 miles
- Whitmore Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 1.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Bright Beginnings Pre-School Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Beginnings Pre-School Ltd Good at its inspection on 30 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Beginnings Pre-School Ltd take?
Bright Beginnings Pre-School Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bright Beginnings Pre-School Ltd?
Pitsea is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Beginnings Pre-School Ltd?
You can call 01268 450025 and visit brightbeginningsuk.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY422878 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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