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24 nurseries in Basildon

Every day nursery in Basildon on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in East of England after the free hours.

24 day nurseries
6 rated Outstanding
2 with a new report card (8%)
1,237 places in total
£141 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Basildon

The top of our Basildon ranking: Ofsted's outcome first, then the newest inspection.

Best-rated day nurseries in Basildon
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Basildon Hospital Day Nursery School SS16 5NPOutstanding16 September 202537
2Second Steps Day Nursery SS15 6PHOutstanding5 February 2025106
3Munchkins Nursery and Pre School SS15 6JQOutstanding21 November 202455
4Noak Bridge Pre-School SS15 4JSOutstanding3 October 202432
5Serendipity Nursery II SS13 3HLOutstanding30 July 202460

Day nurseries in Basildon, best rated first

All 24 day nurseries in Basildon
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Basildon Hospital Day Nursery School SS16 5NPOutstanding16 September 202537
2Second Steps Day Nursery SS15 6PHOutstanding5 February 2025106
3Munchkins Nursery and Pre School SS15 6JQOutstanding21 November 202455
4Noak Bridge Pre-School SS15 4JSOutstanding3 October 202432
5Serendipity Nursery II SS13 3HLOutstanding30 July 202460
6Oak Trees Day Nursery School SS15 6EEOutstanding17 February 202251
7Club Kingswood Nursery SS16 5JPExpected standard in 4 of 624 February 202645
8The Caterpillar Clubhouse SS15 6LFExpected standard in 4 of 622 January 202614
9Kinder Kidz Day Nursery SS15 5AGGood9 September 202530
10Chapel Hill Nursery SS16 5NQGood3 July 202556
11First Steps Day Nursery SS13 3EAGood27 March 202564
12Bright Horizons Basildon Day Nursery and Preschool SS14 3DGGood26 July 2024142
13Barnett Bears Nursery SS14 2BEGood18 April 202440
14Serendipity Nursery SS16 4NFGood31 August 202350
15Little Teddies Nursery SS14 3EGGood12 June 202350
16Twizzle Tops Day Nursery SS16 4UHGood8 February 202370
17ABC Treehouse SS13 1SDGood6 December 202216
18Abc Treehouse SS16 4AEGood23 November 202232
19St John's Childcare Forest Glade SS16 6RXGood26 July 2022110
20Munchkins Nursery And Pre School SS15 6UJGood4 July 202240
21More Grace Day Nursery and Out of School Club SS13 2EFGood21 June 202246
22Second Steps Day Nursery SS13 1DYGood7 June 202250
23Munchkins Nursery And Pre School SS15 6PEGood13 May 202141
24SHARE at Frypa Hall SS14 3PWNot yet gradedNot yet

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

Nurseries by postcode in Basildon

Basildon is in Essex.

Nursery fees in Basildon

What day nurseries in East of England charge on average. Fees in Basildon itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, East of England, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 hours a week
Under 2£192no funded hours£155after 30 funded hours
2 years old£176no funded hours£141after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old£67after the free 15 hours£135after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in Basildon

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Basildon as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

WhoFree hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits15 hours

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.