Sessional pre-school in Ashingdon, Essex
Mucky Pups Pre-School
The Scout Hut, Magnolia Road, Ashingdon, Rochford, SS4 3AD · 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 2005Reference EY316938Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 March 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 March 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
The Scout Hut, Magnolia Road, Ashingdon, Rochford, SS4 3AD · More nurseries in SS4
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Magnolia Road, Church and Windsor Gardens.
Parks and playgrounds
- Magnolia Park1 min walk
- Playground1 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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Mucky Pups Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at The Scout Hut, Magnolia Road, Ashingdon, Rochford, SS4 3AD, in Ashingdon, Essex. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 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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| Mucky Pups Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Holt Farm Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Holt Farm Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Waterman Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.0 miles
- Rochford Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.2 miles
- Lift Ashingdon Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.2 miles
- Lift Westerings Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.2 miles
- Lift Plumberow Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 1.3 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 Mucky Pups Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Mucky Pups Pre-School Good at its inspection on 6 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Mucky Pups Pre-School take?
Mucky Pups Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Mucky Pups Pre-School?
Hockley is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Mucky Pups Pre-School?
You can call 07944 162953 and visit muckypup101.wixsite.com.
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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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY316938 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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