Full-day nursery in Grays, Thurrock
Monarchs Childcare Ltd (88)
88 Bridge Road, Grays, RM17 6BZ · 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 August 2016Reference EY500087Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 August 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
88 Bridge Road, Grays, RM17 6BZ · More nurseries in RM17
Stations
- Grays9 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Bridge Road, Kent Road and Clarence Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Grays Town Park4 min walk
- Falcon Wood5 min walk
- Grays Beach Riverside Park8 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- 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 Thurrock there are about 4.9 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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Monarchs Childcare Ltd (88) is a full-day nursery at 88 Bridge Road, Grays, RM17 6BZ, in Grays, Thurrock. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Monarchs Childcare Ltd.
Run by Monarchs Childcare Ltd (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Thameside Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.3 miles
- The Light Christian School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Quarry Hill Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Little Thurrock Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.9 miles
- Belmont Castle Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.9 miles
- Deneholm Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.3 miles
- Woodside Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.3 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 Monarchs Childcare Ltd (88)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Monarchs Childcare Ltd (88) Outstanding at its inspection on 19 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Monarchs Childcare Ltd (88) take?
Monarchs Childcare Ltd (88) is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
Who runs Monarchs Childcare Ltd (88)?
Monarchs Childcare Ltd (88) is run by Monarchs Childcare Ltd, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Monarchs Childcare Ltd (88)?
Grays is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Monarchs Childcare Ltd (88)?
You can call 01375 399655 and visit www.monarchschildcare.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
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY500087 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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