Full-day nursery in Shotgate, Essex
Salcott Crescent Day Nursery School
Silva Island Way, Salcott Crescent, Wickford, SS12 9NR · 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
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Silva Island Way, Salcott Crescent, Wickford, SS12 9NR · More nurseries in SS12
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Tesco Store, Harris Close and Twinstead.
Parks and playgrounds
- Wick Country Park8 min walk
- Shotgate Little Park9 min walk
- Wick Country Park playground7 min walk
- Shotgate Play Area - Bawdsey Path playground9 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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Salcott Crescent Day Nursery School is a full-day nursery at Silva Island Way, Salcott Crescent, Wickford, SS12 9NR, in Shotgate, Essex. It is registered for 71 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 7 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Seymour House Ltd..
Run by Seymour House Ltd. (company), which runs 12 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salcott Crescent Day Nursery SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Abacus Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.1 miles
- Oakfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- North Crescent Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.8 miles
- The Wickford Church of England School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected September 2023 0.9 miles
- Hilltop Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.9 miles
- Hilltop Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.0 miles
- Castledon School ages 5–19Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 1.1 miles
- Wickford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 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 Salcott Crescent Day Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Salcott Crescent Day Nursery School Outstanding at its inspection on 2 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Salcott Crescent Day Nursery School take?
Salcott Crescent Day Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 71 children at any one time.
Who runs Salcott Crescent Day Nursery School?
Salcott Crescent Day Nursery School is run by Seymour House Ltd., which runs 12 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Salcott Crescent Day Nursery School?
Wickford is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Salcott Crescent Day Nursery School?
You can call 01268 766126 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.
- 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY472655 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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