Full-day nursery in East Cowes, Isle of Wight
Seashells Early Years Centre
The Annexe, Grange Road, EAST COWES, PO32 6EA · 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
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Annexe, Grange Road, EAST COWES, PO32 6EA · More nurseries in PO32
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Chapel, Nursery Gardens and John Nash Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Victoria Recreation Ground6 min walk
- Osborne House, Garden and Grounds12 min walk
- Childrens Play Area playground2 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground12 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 Isle of Wight there are about 2.7 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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Seashells Early Years Centre is a full-day nursery at The Annexe, Grange Road, EAST COWES, PO32 6EA, in East Cowes, Isle of Wight. It is registered for 91 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Seashells Early Years Centre Limited.
Run by Seashells Early Years Centre Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Seashells Early Years CentreThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Little Ladybirds Private Pre-School and NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.8 miles |
| The Island Little Herons ChildcareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- Queensgate Foundation Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.7 miles
- Lanesend Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.9 miles
- Priory School ages 4–18 1.2 miles
- Gurnard Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 1.6 miles
- Northwood Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.8 miles
- Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 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 Seashells Early Years Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Seashells Early Years Centre Good at its inspection on 27 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Seashells Early Years Centre take?
Seashells Early Years Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 91 children at any one time.
Who runs Seashells Early Years Centre?
Seashells Early Years Centre is run by Seashells Early Years Centre Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Seashells Early Years Centre?
You can call 01983 290575.
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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 EY464518 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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