Sessional pre-school in Winter Gardens, Essex
Play Planet Pre-School
Resource Centre, Little Gypps Road, Canvey Island, SS8 9HG · 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
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Resource Centre, Little Gypps Road, Canvey Island, SS8 9HG · More nurseries in SS8
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Southwick Road and Jones Corner.
Parks and playgrounds
- Canvey Dyke5 min walk
- New Road Fields9 min walk
- First Avenue Green12 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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Play Planet Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Resource Centre, Little Gypps Road, Canvey Island, SS8 9HG, in Winter Gardens, Essex. It is registered for 29 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (October 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play Planet Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| The Kids Playhouse Day And Afterschool CareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
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| Pumpkins Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Just Imagine Day Nursery - Canvey IslandFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Roland Lodge - The LodgeFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- William Read Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.2 miles
- Canvey Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.3 miles
- Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- St Katherine's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Winter Gardens Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 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
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Play Planet Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Play Planet Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 12 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Play Planet Pre-School take?
Play Planet Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 29 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Play Planet Pre-School?
Benfleet is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Play Planet Pre-School?
You can call 07505 171431.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY545238 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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