Full-day nursery in Rochford, Essex
The Rochford Day Nursery
2-4 Ashingdon Road, Rochford, SS4 1NJ · 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 September 2001Reference 402557Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places80 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 November 2025Food 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
2-4 Ashingdon Road, Rochford, SS4 1NJ · More nurseries in SS4
Stations
- Rochford5 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Roche Avenue, Railway Station and Dalys Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- River Roach Park5 min walk
- Doggets Park9 min walk
- "Teletubby"Park11 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground11 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 Rochford Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 2-4 Ashingdon Road, Rochford, SS4 1NJ, in Rochford, Essex. It is registered for 80 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 2.6 from 5 reviews (November 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
- Rochford Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 under 0.1 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Waterman Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.4 miles
- Holt Farm Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- Holt Farm Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Stambridge Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.4 miles
- Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.7 miles
- The King Edmund School Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.8 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 Rochford Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Rochford Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 11 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Rochford Day Nursery take?
The Rochford Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 80 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Rochford Day Nursery?
Rochford is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Rochford Day Nursery?
You can call 01702 549549.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 402557 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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