Full-day nursery in Billericay, Essex
Safari Childcare
70A Laindon Road, Billericay, CM12 9LD · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
70A Laindon Road, Billericay, CM12 9LD · More nurseries in CM12
Stations
- Billericay15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Sun Corner, Weir Wynd and Chapel Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Queen Elizabeth II Field2 min walk
- School Farm Wildlife Corridor6 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground2 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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Safari Childcare is a full-day nursery at 70A Laindon Road, Billericay, CM12 9LD, in Billericay, Essex. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Little Legs Limited.
Run by Little Legs Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safari ChildcareThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| The Treehouse ClubSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Billericay Catholic PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Little Harts ChildcareFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Monkey Puzzle Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Billericay Methodist Pre-schoolSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Little Owls NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Quilters Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.1 miles
- Quilters Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.1 miles
- South Green Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2022 0.7 miles
- South Green Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- Sunnymede Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.9 miles
- St John's School ages 2–16has a nursery class 0.9 miles
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected February 2024 1.3 miles
- Brightside Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.3 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 Safari Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Safari Childcare Good at its inspection on 8 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Safari Childcare take?
Safari Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Safari Childcare?
Safari Childcare is run by Little Legs Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Safari Childcare?
Billericay is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 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 EY472067 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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