Full-day nursery in Stanford-le-Hope South, Thurrock
Goldcrest Day Nursery Ltd
12 Runnymede Road, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0JY · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
12 Runnymede Road, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0JY · More nurseries in SS17
Stations
- Stanford-le-Hope3 min walk · 0.1 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Railway Station, Rising Sun and Victoria Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ruskin Road Park1 min walk
- Tandridge Park10 min walk
- Hardie Park12 min walk
- Playground10 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.
What parents say
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Goldcrest Day Nursery Ltd is a full-day nursery at 12 Runnymede Road, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0JY, in Stanford-le-Hope South, Thurrock. It is registered for 47 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.3 from 3 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Goldcrest Day Nurseries Ltd.
Run by Goldcrest Day Nurseries Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.4 miles
- Abbots Hall Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 1.0 miles
- Arthur Bugler Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.1 miles
- Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.2 miles
- Graham James Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 1.2 miles
- Giffards Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 1.5 miles
- St Clere's School Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.2 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 Goldcrest Day Nursery Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Goldcrest Day Nursery Ltd Good at its inspection on 22 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Goldcrest Day Nursery Ltd take?
Goldcrest Day Nursery Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 47 children at any one time.
Who runs Goldcrest Day Nursery Ltd?
Goldcrest Day Nursery Ltd is run by Goldcrest Day Nurseries Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Goldcrest Day Nursery Ltd?
Stanford-le-Hope is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Goldcrest Day Nursery Ltd?
You can call 01375 673101 and visit www.gcdaynurseries.com.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY462699 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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