Sessional pre-school in Purfleet-on-Thames, Thurrock
Little Chestnuts Preschool Limited
The Vinery, High House Production Park, Purfleet-on-Thames, RM19 1RJ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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
The Vinery, High House Production Park, Purfleet-on-Thames, RM19 1RJ · More nurseries in RM19
Stations
- Purfleet16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including London Road Lindon Close and Lockyer Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- High House Park playground2 min walk
- Playground8 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 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.
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Little Chestnuts Preschool Limited is a sessional pre-school at The Vinery, High House Production Park, Purfleet-on-Thames, RM19 1RJ, in Purfleet-on-Thames, Thurrock. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Little Chestnuts Preschool Limited.
Run by Little Chestnuts Preschool Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Chestnuts Preschool LimitedThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Woodlands Pre School & Nursery (Purfleet-on-Thames)Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Kidzproof LtdFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
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| Little Treasures Nursery And Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
| Aveley Pre-School CICSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
| Headstart Nursery 2 T/A Future Stars Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Purfleet Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.9 miles
- West Thurrock Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2022 1.2 miles
- Aveley Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.4 miles
- Dartford Bridge Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.5 miles
- Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.8 miles
- Harris Primary Academy Mayflower Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.8 miles
- Harris Academy Riverside Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.5 miles
- Leigh UTC Dartford Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.8 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 Little Chestnuts Preschool Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Chestnuts Preschool Limited Outstanding at its inspection on 6 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Who runs Little Chestnuts Preschool Limited?
Little Chestnuts Preschool Limited is run by Little Chestnuts Preschool Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Chestnuts Preschool Limited?
Purfleet is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 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 2786809 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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