Full-day nursery in Sunken Marsh, Essex
Little Tewkes Nursery & Childrens Centre
Tewkes Creek Pavilion, Dovervelt Road, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 8EJ · 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 2006Reference EY342933Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places78 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 July 2025Food 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
Tewkes Creek Pavilion, Dovervelt Road, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 8EJ · More nurseries in SS8
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Playing Fields, Whernside Avenue and Harrow Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Canvey Dyke7 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.
What parents say
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Little Tewkes Nursery & Childrens Centre is a full-day nursery at Tewkes Creek Pavilion, Dovervelt Road, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 8EJ, in Sunken Marsh, Essex. It is registered for 78 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Katherine's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Winter Gardens Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- William Read Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.9 miles
- Lubbins Park Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 1.1 miles
- Canvey Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.2 miles
- Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.2 miles
- Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected March 2024 1.2 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 Tewkes Nursery & Childrens Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Tewkes Nursery & Childrens Centre Good at its inspection on 10 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Tewkes Nursery & Childrens Centre take?
Little Tewkes Nursery & Childrens Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 78 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Tewkes Nursery & Childrens Centre?
Benfleet is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Tewkes Nursery & Childrens Centre?
You can call 01268 685435 and visit littletewkes.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY342933 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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