Full-day nursery in Wickford, Essex
Just Imagine...Day Nursery & Out Of School Club
61 Station Avenue, Wickford, SS11 7AS · 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
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
61 Station Avenue, Wickford, SS11 7AS · More nurseries in SS11
Stations
- Wickford2 min walk · under 0.1 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Railway Station, Station Avenue and Jersey Gardens.
Parks and playgrounds
- Nevendon Park8 min walk
- Wickford Memorial Park11 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 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.
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Just Imagine...Day Nursery & Out Of School Club is a full-day nursery at 61 Station Avenue, Wickford, SS11 7AS, in Wickford, Essex. It is registered for 82 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Just Imagine...Day Nursery & Out Of School ClubThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Peter Pan PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Just Imagine Day Nursery - Wickford LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| One Step Ahead (Essex) LimitedSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Rainbow Pre-school WickfordSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Runwell Village PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Salcott Crescent Day Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Wickford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.2 miles
- Children's Support Service ages 5–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- North Crescent Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.5 miles
- The Wickford Church of England School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- Runwell Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.5 miles
- Grange Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Hilltop Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.9 miles
- Hilltop Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 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 Just Imagine...Day Nursery & Out Of School Club's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Just Imagine...Day Nursery & Out Of School Club Good at its inspection on 14 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Just Imagine...Day Nursery & Out Of School Club take?
Just Imagine...Day Nursery & Out Of School Club is registered with Ofsted for up to 82 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Just Imagine...Day Nursery & Out Of School Club?
Wickford is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY395109 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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