Full-day nursery in Pitsea, Essex
Twizzle Tops Day Nursery
The Green Centre, Wat Tyler Country Park, Pitsea Hall Lane, Pitsea, Basildon, SS16 4UH · 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 January 2021Reference 2627966Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places70 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 July 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Green Centre, Wat Tyler Country Park, Pitsea Hall Lane, Pitsea, Basildon, SS16 4UH · More nurseries in SS16
Stations
- Pitsea6 min walk · 0.2 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Wat Tyler Country Park2 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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Twizzle Tops Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Green Centre, Wat Tyler Country Park, Pitsea Hall Lane, Pitsea, Basildon, SS16 4UH, in Pitsea, Essex. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 98 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Partyman World (Lakeside) Limited.
Run by Partyman World (Lakeside) Limited (company), which runs 7 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Maple Grove Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.6 miles
- Ryedene Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Bardfield Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.9 miles
- Northlands Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 1.0 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.0 miles
- St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers Gifford Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 1.1 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 1.1 miles
- Eversley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 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 Twizzle Tops Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Twizzle Tops Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 8 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Twizzle Tops Day Nursery take?
Twizzle Tops Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
Who runs Twizzle Tops Day Nursery?
Twizzle Tops Day Nursery is run by Partyman World (Lakeside) Limited, which runs 7 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Twizzle Tops Day Nursery?
Pitsea is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Twizzle Tops Day Nursery?
You can call 01268 208678 and visit www.twizzletops.co.uk.
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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 2627966 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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