Full-day nursery in Southfields, Essex
Oak Trees Day Nursery School
Ford Research & Engineering Centre, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 6EE · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Ford Research & Engineering Centre, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 6EE · More nurseries in SS15
Parks and playgrounds
- Victoria Park5 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
© 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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Oak Trees Day Nursery School is a full-day nursery at Ford Research & Engineering Centre, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 6EE, in Southfields, Essex. It is registered for 51 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Seymour House Ltd..
Run by Seymour House Ltd. (company), which runs 12 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Merrylands Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- Millhouse 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 0.9 miles
- The Phoenix Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 1.1 miles
- Great Berry Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.2 miles
- Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 1.4 miles
- Janet Duke Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.5 miles
- Lincewood Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 1.5 miles
- Noak Bridge Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 1.8 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 Oak Trees Day Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Oak Trees Day Nursery School Outstanding at its inspection on 17 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Oak Trees Day Nursery School take?
Oak Trees Day Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 51 children at any one time.
Who runs Oak Trees Day Nursery School?
Oak Trees Day Nursery School is run by Seymour House Ltd., which runs 12 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Oak Trees Day Nursery School?
Laindon is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Oak Trees Day Nursery School?
You can call 01268 546644 and visit www.seymourhouse.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY472633 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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