Full-day nursery in Sunnymede, Essex
Carousel Day Nursery & Pre-School Limited
32 Thynne Road, Billericay, CM11 2HH · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 May 2020Reference 2592744Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
32 Thynne Road, Billericay, CM11 2HH · More nurseries in CM11
Stations
- Billericay17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Mons Avenue, The Meadow Way and Sunnymede Junior School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Black Cat Meadow5 min walk
- Norsey Wood6 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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Carousel Day Nursery & Pre-School Limited is a full-day nursery at 32 Thynne Road, Billericay, CM11 2HH, in Sunnymede, Essex. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 9 reviews (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carousel Day Nursery & Pre-School LimitedThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| The Treehouse ClubFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Goldcrest Day Nursery LtdFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Sunnymede Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Monkey Puzzle Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| The Tree House Club Forestry Nursery and out of school clubFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Billericay Catholic PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Sunnymede Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.1 miles
- St John's School ages 2–16has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Quilters Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.9 miles
- Quilters Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.9 miles
- South Green Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.9 miles
- South Green Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2022 0.9 miles
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected February 2024 1.1 miles
- Buttsbury Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 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 Carousel Day Nursery & Pre-School Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Carousel Day Nursery & Pre-School Limited Outstanding at its inspection on 4 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
What is the nearest station to Carousel Day Nursery & Pre-School Limited?
Billericay is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Carousel Day Nursery & Pre-School Limited?
You can call 01277 632362 and visit carouselnursery.net.
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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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2592744 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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