Full-day nursery in Tilbury, Thurrock
Helping Hands Day Nursery
4 St. Chads Road, TILBURY, RM18 8LA · 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 February 2011Reference EY423018Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 25 April 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places25 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 August 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
4 St. Chads Road, TILBURY, RM18 8LA · More nurseries in RM18
Stations
- Tilbury Town10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Calcutta Road, Christchurch Road and Civic Square Post Office.
Parks and playgrounds
- King George's Field4 min walk
- Anchor Fields Park5 min walk
- Playground5 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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Helping Hands Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 4 St. Chads Road, TILBURY, RM18 8LA, in Tilbury, Thurrock. It is registered for 25 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.2 from 13 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helping Hands Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.2 miles
- Lansdowne Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.2 miles
- Tilbury Pioneer Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.5 miles
- The Gateway Primary Free School Primaryages 0–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.9 miles
- Chadwell St Mary Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 1.3 miles
- Thameside Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.4 miles
- Rosherville Church of England Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.5 miles
- Northfleet Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.5 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 Helping Hands Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Helping Hands Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 25 April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Helping Hands Day Nursery take?
Helping Hands Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Helping Hands Day Nursery?
Tilbury Town is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Helping Hands Day Nursery?
You can call 01375 858566 and visit www.helpinghandsdaynursery.co.uk.
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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 EY423018 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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