Sessional pre-school in Fryerns, Essex
Little Gem's Pre-School Basildon
c/o Fairhouse Infants School, Long Riding, Basildon, SS14 1QP · 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
c/o Fairhouse Infants School, Long Riding, Basildon, SS14 1QP · More nurseries in SS14
Stations
- Basildon20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Napier Close, Thistledown and Church Road Foot Bridge.
Parks and playgrounds
- Clicket Hill Playground7 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 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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Little Gem's Pre-School Basildon is a sessional pre-school at c/o Fairhouse Infants School, Long Riding, Basildon, SS14 1QP, in Fryerns, Essex. It is registered for 38 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Gem's Pre-School BasildonThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| ABC TREEHOUSEFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Fryerns Community PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
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| Little Friends Pre-School LimitedSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Pure Imagination ChildcareSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | 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 | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Fairhouse Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 under 0.1 miles
- The Bridge Pioneer ages 3–19Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.3 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 0.3 miles
- The Willows Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Kingswood Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- Greensted Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.7 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 0.7 miles
- Bardfield Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.7 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 Little Gem's Pre-School Basildon's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Gem's Pre-School Basildon Good at its inspection on 25 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Gem's Pre-School Basildon take?
Little Gem's Pre-School Basildon is registered with Ofsted for up to 38 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Gem's Pre-School Basildon?
Basildon is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 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 EY291012 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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