Sessional pre-school in Fryerns, Essex
Little Friends Pre-School Limited
Fair Mead, BASILDON, SS14 2LB · 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
Fair Mead, BASILDON, SS14 2LB · More nurseries in SS14
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Glebe Field and The Upway.
Parks and playgrounds
- Gloucester Park8 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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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Little Friends Pre-School Limited is a sessional pre-school at Fair Mead, BASILDON, SS14 2LB, in Fryerns, Essex. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Friends Pre-School LimitedThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Pure Imagination ChildcareSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Fryerns Community PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Bright Horizons Basildon Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Little Gem's Pre-School BasildonSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Barnett Bears NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| The Centre Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Willows Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.1 miles
- The Bridge Pioneer ages 3–19Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.3 miles
- Ghyllgrove Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.6 miles
- Whitmore Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.6 miles
- Fairhouse Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Cherry Tree Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected July 2025 1.0 miles
- Kingswood Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 1.1 miles
- Noak Bridge Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 1.1 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 Friends Pre-School Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Friends Pre-School Limited Good at its inspection on 12 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Friends Pre-School Limited take?
Little Friends Pre-School Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Friends Pre-School Limited?
Basildon is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Friends Pre-School Limited?
You can call 01268 451045 and visit littlefriendspreschool.co.uk.
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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 EY429166 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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