Full-day nursery in Aveley, Thurrock
Explorers Aveley
Community Hub, High Street, Aveley, RM15 4BY · 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 2598023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 February 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
Community Hub, High Street, Aveley, RM15 4BY · More nurseries in RM15
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including High Street, Recreation Ground and Park Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Aveley Recreation Ground1 min walk
- Martin Road Park7 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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 Thurrock there are about 4.9 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.
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Explorers Aveley is a full-day nursery at Community Hub, High Street, Aveley, RM15 4BY, in Aveley, Thurrock. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explorers AveleyThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Aveley Pre-School CICSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Headstart Nursery 2 T/A Future Stars Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Rainbows PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Headstart Pre schoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Headstart NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Woodlands Pre School & Nursery (Purfleet-on-Thames)Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Aveley4
- All nurseries in Thurrock54
- All nurseries in RM1511
- Nurseries near Purfleet station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Aveley Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- Kenningtons Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Dilkes Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected April 2023 1.0 miles
- Somers Heath Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.1 miles
- Purfleet Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.3 miles
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.3 miles
- Beacon Hill Academy ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.3 miles
- Shaw Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 1.5 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 Explorers Aveley's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Explorers Aveley Good at its inspection on 14 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Explorers Aveley take?
Explorers Aveley is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Explorers Aveley?
Purfleet is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
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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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2598023 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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