Full-day nursery in South Benfleet, Essex
First Class Day Nursery Ltd
First Class Day Nursery, 81-85 High Road, Benfleet, SS7 5LN · 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 October 2007Reference EY363539Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 February 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places100 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 August 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
First Class Day Nursery, 81-85 High Road, Benfleet, SS7 5LN · More nurseries in SS7
Stations
- Benfleet9 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Hillside Road, St Mary's Church and Boyce Green.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hadleigh Castle Country Park10 min walk
- Playground7 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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First Class Day Nursery Ltd is a full-day nursery at First Class Day Nursery, 81-85 High Road, Benfleet, SS7 5LN, in South Benfleet, Essex. It is registered for 100 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- South Benfleet Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- Kents Hill Infant Academy Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- Kents Hill Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.9 miles
- Jotmans Hall Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2024 1.0 miles
- Kingston Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 1.4 miles
- Thundersley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.5 miles
- The Robert Drake Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.6 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 First Class Day Nursery Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated First Class Day Nursery Ltd Good at its inspection on 2 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can First Class Day Nursery Ltd take?
First Class Day Nursery Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 100 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to First Class Day Nursery Ltd?
Benfleet is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact First Class Day Nursery Ltd?
You can call 01268 566800 and visit www.firstclassdaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY363539 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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