Full-day nursery in Rush Green, Essex
Little Pals Childrens Centre Nursery
Bishops Park College, Jaywick Lane, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8BE · 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 October 2009Reference EY395827Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places75 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 July 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
Bishops Park College, Jaywick Lane, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8BE · More nurseries in CO16
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Tendring Education Centre, Rush Green Road and Wick Lodge.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Seymour Road 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 Pals Childrens Centre Nursery is a full-day nursery at Bishops Park College, Jaywick Lane, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8BE, in Rush Green, Essex. It is registered for 75 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Little Pals Childrens Centre Nursery Limited.
Run by Little Pals Childrens Centre Nursery Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pals Childrens Centre NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Little Jimmy's Pre-schoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Little Jimmy's Pre-School - Cann HallSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
| The Chase ClactonFull-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
- 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 0.5 miles
- Ravens Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- St Clare's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Oakwood Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.8 miles
- Alton Park Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- White Hall Academy and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.3 miles
- Cann Hall Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2022 1.3 miles
- St Osyth Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.7 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 Pals Childrens Centre Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Pals Childrens Centre Nursery Good at its inspection on 28 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Pals Childrens Centre Nursery take?
Little Pals Childrens Centre Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 75 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Pals Childrens Centre Nursery?
Little Pals Childrens Centre Nursery is run by Little Pals Childrens Centre Nursery Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Pals Childrens Centre Nursery?
Clacton-on-Sea is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY395827 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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