Full-day nursery in Bocking's Elm, Essex
Little Pals Forest Nursery
465 St Johns Road, Clacton, Clacton, CO16 8DU · 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
465 St Johns Road, Clacton, Clacton, CO16 8DU · More nurseries in CO16
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Brace of Pistols, Waterworks Drive and Little Clacton Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cranleigh Close Open Space7 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 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 Forest Nursery is a full-day nursery at 465 St Johns Road, Clacton, Clacton, CO16 8DU, in Bocking's Elm, Essex. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 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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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pals Forest NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Little Jimmy's Pre-School - Cann HallSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
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| Little Pals Childrens Centre NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| The Chase ClactonFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| Nanny Jenny's PreschoolSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Gt Clacton Pre-school LtdSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Clare's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 0.3 miles
- Ravens Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- Cann Hall Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2022 0.5 miles
- White Hall Academy and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.8 miles
- Oakwood Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.0 miles
- Alton Park Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2024 1.1 miles
- Great Clacton Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 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.
Questions parents ask
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What is Little Pals Forest Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Pals Forest Nursery Good at its inspection on 15 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Pals Forest Nursery take?
Little Pals Forest Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Pals Forest Nursery?
Little Pals Forest Nursery is run by Little Pals Childrens Centre Nursery Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Pals Forest Nursery?
Clacton-on-Sea is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Pals Forest Nursery?
You can call 01255 423745 and visit www.little-pals.co.uk.
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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 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2736119 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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