Full-day nursery in Wickford, Essex
Just Imagine Day Nursery - Wickford Ltd
72-74 London Road, Wickford, SS12 0AN · 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 September 2020Reference 2605434Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places86 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 January 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
72-74 London Road, Wickford, SS12 0AN · More nurseries in SS12
Stations
- Wickford8 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Deirdre Avenue and Halls Corner.
Parks and playgrounds
- Nevendon Park3 min walk
- Playground5 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.
What parents say
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Just Imagine Day Nursery - Wickford Ltd is a full-day nursery at 72-74 London Road, Wickford, SS12 0AN, in Wickford, Essex. It is registered for 86 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 11 reviews (November 2026).
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| Just Imagine Day Nursery - Wickford LtdThis 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
- Wickford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.2 miles
- North Crescent Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.4 miles
- Grange Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Children's Support Service ages 5–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- Castledon School ages 5–19Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 0.7 miles
- The Wickford Church of England School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected September 2023 0.8 miles
- Oakfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.8 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 0.9 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 Just Imagine Day Nursery - Wickford Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Just Imagine Day Nursery - Wickford Ltd Good at its inspection on 25 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Just Imagine Day Nursery - Wickford Ltd take?
Just Imagine Day Nursery - Wickford Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 86 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Just Imagine Day Nursery - Wickford Ltd?
Wickford is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Just Imagine Day Nursery - Wickford Ltd?
You can call 0330 333 1080 and visit justimaginedaynursery.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 2605434 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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