Full-day nursery in Porters Town, Southend on Sea
Rocking Horse Childcare
24 Chancellor Road, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 2AS · 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 April 2023Reference 2732475Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places42 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 September 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
24 Chancellor Road, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 2AS · More nurseries in SS1
Stations
- Southend Central7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Southend Victoria13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Southend East17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
19 bus stops within 400 m, including The Seaway Car park, Travel Centre and Heygate Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Shrubbery4 min walk
- Warrior Square Gardens7 min walk
- The Cliffs8 min walk
- Prittlewell Square10 min walk
- Southchurch Hall Park12 min walk
- Playground11 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 Southend on Sea there are about 3.5 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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Rocking Horse Childcare is a full-day nursery at 24 Chancellor Road, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 2AS, in Porters Town, Southend on Sea. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 13 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Barons Court Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- St Helen's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- Bournemouth Park Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.8 miles
- Beis Chinuch Lebonos Westcliff ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Milton Hall Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.8 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 Rocking Horse Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rocking Horse Childcare Good at its inspection on 7 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rocking Horse Childcare take?
Rocking Horse Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Rocking Horse Childcare?
Southend Central is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Rocking Horse Childcare?
You can call 01702 616531 and visit www.rockinghorsechildcare.co.uk.
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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
- 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2732475 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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