Sessional pre-school in Fryerns, Essex
The Centre Pre-School
Lifelong Learning Centre, Ely Way, BASILDON, SS14 2EQ · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Lifelong Learning Centre, Ely Way, BASILDON, SS14 2EQ · More nurseries in SS14
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Beeleigh East, Barstable School and Southcote Crescent.
Parks and playgrounds
- Northlands Park8 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 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 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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The Centre Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Lifelong Learning Centre, Ely Way, BASILDON, SS14 2EQ, in Fryerns, Essex. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 3 reviews (October 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Centre Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Little Explorers Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Fryerns Community PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
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| Little Steps Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Little Gem's Pre-School BasildonSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Little Teddies NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | 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
- Whitmore Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.4 miles
- Greensted Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- The Bridge Pioneer ages 3–19Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Fairhouse Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- The Willows Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Cherry Tree Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected July 2025 0.9 miles
- Bardfield Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is The Centre Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Centre Pre-School Good at its inspection on 12 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Centre Pre-School take?
The Centre Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Centre Pre-School?
Pitsea is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Centre Pre-School?
You can call 01268 281591 and visit www.thecentrepreschool.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 650006 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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