Day nursery

Small Friends Children's Day Nursery

15 Rectory Grove, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 2HA

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Key facts

Type
Day nursery
Registered places
60
Registered since
17 May 2002
Local authority
Southend on Sea
Ofsted URN
EY152460
Registers
EYR, CCR and VCR

Registered provider: Small Friends Limited

Ofsted inspection

Overall effectiveness at the inspection on 25 May 2022:

Outstanding

  • Quality of educationOutstanding
  • Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Safeguarding effective?Yes

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Inspection history

Inspections of Small Friends Children's Day Nursery, newest first
DateTypeResultInspection no.
25 May 2022Graded inspection (EIF)Outstanding10238453

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Fees, hours and funding

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Opening hours

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Funded hours

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Source: Ofsted childcare providers and inspections data as at 30 June 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. NurseryHop is not affiliated with Ofsted.