Sessional pre-school in Steeple View, Essex
Paddocks Pre-School
Laindon Recreation Ground, Pound Lane, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 5SP · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Laindon Recreation Ground, Pound Lane, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 5SP · More nurseries in SS15
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Sweet Briar Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Noak Bridge Sports field11 min walk
- Dicken's Drive Play Area playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- The Frame playground10 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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Paddocks Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Laindon Recreation Ground, Pound Lane, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 5SP, in Steeple View, Essex. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Serendipity Nursery Ltd.
Run by Serendipity Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddocks Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Willowfield Pre-School LimitedSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 00:00–15:00 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Munchkins Nursery And Pre SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Noak Bridge Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Busy Bees PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–14:40 | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| The Funhouse Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | 08:30–16:00 | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| St. Paul's Pre-school (Basildon) LtdSessional pre-school | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.2 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 0.3 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 0.6 miles
- Noak Bridge Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 0.6 miles
- Janet Duke Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- St Anne Line Catholic Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected September 2024 1.0 miles
- St Anne Line Catholic Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery class 1.0 miles
- 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 1.1 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 Paddocks Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Paddocks Pre-School Good at its inspection on 9 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Paddocks Pre-School take?
Paddocks Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
Who runs Paddocks Pre-School?
Paddocks Pre-School is run by Serendipity Nursery Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Paddocks Pre-School?
Laindon is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY469367 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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