Sessional pre-school in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
Little Jimmy's Pre-school
St James Church Hall, Tower Road, Clacton On Sea, CO15 1LF · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St James Church Hall, Tower Road, Clacton On Sea, CO15 1LF · More nurseries in CO15
Stations
- Clacton-on-Sea14 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Westcliffe Theatre, Police Station and Tower Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Martello Play Area 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.
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Little Jimmy's Pre-school is a sessional pre-school at St James Church Hall, Tower Road, Clacton On Sea, CO15 1LF, in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 22 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Little Jimmy's Preschool Ltd.
Run by Little Jimmy's Preschool Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Jimmy's Pre-schoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Nanny Jenny's PreschoolSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Little Pals Childrens Centre NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| The Chase Holland ParkFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Alton Park Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- Oakwood Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.5 miles
- White Hall Academy and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.0 miles
- St Clare's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 1.1 miles
- Ravens Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.2 miles
- Shorefields School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.2 miles
- Holland Park Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.4 miles
- Sir Martin Frobisher Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 1.4 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 Jimmy's Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Jimmy's Pre-school Good at its inspection on 22 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Jimmy's Pre-school take?
Little Jimmy's Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Jimmy's Pre-school?
Little Jimmy's Pre-school is run by Little Jimmy's Preschool Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Jimmy's Pre-school?
Clacton-on-Sea is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Jimmy's Pre-school?
You can call 01255 484317 and visit www.littlejimmys.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
- 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 EY415398 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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