Full-day nursery in Rochford, Essex
Wishing Well Day Nursery
The Boulevard, Rochford, SS4 1QF · 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 2008Reference EY368042Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 November 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places75 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 March 2026Food 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
The Boulevard, Rochford, SS4 1QF · More nurseries in SS4
Stations
- Rochford13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
1 bus stop within 400 m, including Dalys Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Doggets Park4 min walk
- "Teletubby"Park12 min walk
- Playground7 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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Wishing Well Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Boulevard, Rochford, SS4 1QF, in Rochford, Essex. It is registered for 75 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 2 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
- Waterman Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 under 0.1 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 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 0.4 miles
- Rochford Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 miles
- Stambridge Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.2 miles
- The King Edmund School Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.6 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 Wishing Well Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Wishing Well Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 16 November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Wishing Well Day Nursery take?
Wishing Well Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 75 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Wishing Well Day Nursery?
Rochford is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Wishing Well Day Nursery?
You can call 01702 541460.
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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 EY368042 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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