Sessional pre-school in Barstable, Essex
Little Steps Pre-School
Luncies Hall, Luncies Road, Basildon, SS14 1SA · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 May 2016Reference EY501700Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 April 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places28 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 May 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
Luncies Hall, Luncies Road, Basildon, SS14 1SA · More nurseries in SS14
Stations
- Pitsea22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Linford Drive, Winged Horse and Beech Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Luncies Road Park1 min walk
- Sandon Green7 min walk
- Northlands Park10 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground8 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 Steps Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Luncies Hall, Luncies Road, Basildon, SS14 1SA, in Barstable, Essex. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- 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 0.2 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.2 miles
- Bardfield Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Maple Grove Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 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 0.6 miles
- Ryedene Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Fairhouse Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Northlands Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.7 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 Steps Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Steps Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 29 April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Steps Pre-School take?
Little Steps Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Steps Pre-School?
Pitsea is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Steps Pre-School?
You can call 01268 559222.
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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
- 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY501700 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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