39 nurseries in Thurrock

Every day nursery in the Thurrock council area, best rated first, with the ones Ofsted rated Outstanding and what a place costs after the free hours.

39 day nurseries

3 rated Outstanding

4 with a new report card (10%)

2,020 places in total

£141 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Thurrock

5 nurseries in the area are in our top band: rated Outstanding, or graded Strong standard or better across a new report card.

Top-band day nurseries in Thurrock
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Kidzproof Ltd Purfleet-on-thames, RM19	Strong standard in all 6	9 April 2026
2	Willow Garden Day Nursery (WGDN) Grays, RM16	Strong standard in all 6	12 February 2026	36
3	Monarchs Childcare Ltd (88) Grays, RM17	Outstanding	19 July 2024	48
4	Quince Tree Day Nursery LTD South Ockendon, RM15	Outstanding	30 January 2024	30
5	Treasure Children Forever Pre-school Corringham, SS17	Outstanding	12 May 2022	60

Day nurseries in Thurrock, best rated first

All 39 day nurseries in Thurrock
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Kidzproof Ltd Purfleet-on-thames, RM19	Strong standard in all 6	9 April 2026
2	Willow Garden Day Nursery (WGDN) Grays, RM16	Strong standard in all 6	12 February 2026	36
3	Monarchs Childcare Ltd (88) Grays, RM17	Outstanding	19 July 2024	48
4	Quince Tree Day Nursery LTD South Ockendon, RM15	Outstanding	30 January 2024	30
5	Treasure Children Forever Pre-school Corringham, SS17	Outstanding	12 May 2022	60
6	Play 2 Learn Day Nursery West Thurrock, RM20	Good	24 September 2025	88
7	Woodlands Pre School & Nursery (Purfleet-on-Thames) Purfleet, RM19	Good	18 August 2025	60
8	Surestart - Where Kids Come First South Ockendon, RM15	Good	25 June 2025	33
9	East Thurrock Kids Club Stanford-le-hope, SS17	Good	4 June 2025	90
10	Rose Buddies Childcare Ltd Stanford-le-hope, SS17	Good	7 May 2025	30
11	Raising Eagles Montessori Nursery Grays, RM17	Good	12 March 2025	24
12	2 Little Birds Parker Road Grays, RM17	Good	18 October 2024	51
13	Bluebirds Day Nursery Grays, RM17	Good	13 August 2024	48
14	Play Studio Montessori Nurseries Chadwell St Mary, RM16	Good	2 July 2024	25
15	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chafford Hundred Grays, RM16	Good	29 May 2024	98
16	Helping Hands Day Nursery Tilbury, RM18	Good	25 April 2024	25
17	Pier Lodge Day Nursery Grays, RM17	Good	15 August 2023	120
18	Chadwell St Mary Day Nursery Ltd Riverview, Chadwell St Mary, RM16	Good	24 April 2023	66
19	LADN Tilbury Ltd Tilbury, RM18	Good	18 April 2023	60
20	Monarchs Childcare Ltd (64) Grays, RM17	Good	28 March 2023	70
21	Goldcrest Day Nursery Ltd Stanford-le-hope, SS17	Good	22 March 2023	47
22	Little Angels Day Nursery Tilbury, RM18	Good	14 February 2023	120
23	Headstart Day and Afterschool Care LTD South Ockendon, RM15	Good	21 November 2022	78
24	Explorers Aveley Aveley, RM15	Good	14 November 2022	30
25	Headstart Nursery South Ockendon, RM15	Good	9 November 2022	55
26	Rainbows Preschool South Ockendon, RM15	Good	10 June 2022	40
27	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chafford Hundred Station Side Grays, RM16	Good	10 March 2022	92
28	Great Child Day Nursery Tilbury, RM18	Good	8 February 2022	26
29	Little Treasures Nursery And Pre-School Grays, RM20	Good	10 January 2022	30
30	Chafford Tots to Teens Childcare Services Ltd Grays, RM16	Needs attention in 5 of 6	12 December 2025	66
31	Blooming Babies Day Nursery Limited Stanford-le-hope, SS17	Needs attention in 6 of 6	30 April 2026	36
32	CJ's Little Pickles Corringham, SS17	Not yet graded	Not yet	20
33	For U Tuition Service Ltd Stanford-le-hope, SS17	Not yet graded	Not yet
34	Headstart Nursery 2 T/A Future Stars Day Nursery Stifford Road, Aveley, RM15	Not yet graded	Not yet	80
35	Little Leaps Daycare Limited Grays, RM17	Not yet graded	Not yet	45
36	Sparkling Angels Day Nursery and Preschool Stanford-le-hope, SS17	Not yet graded	Not yet	75
37	Supernova Centre Grays, RM16	Not yet graded	Not yet
38	Thurrocks Little Learners Grays, RM16	Not yet graded	Not yet	63
39	Turners Retreat Early Years and Childhood Services Grays, RM16	Not yet graded	Not yet	55

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

Towns in Thurrock

Nurseries by postcode in Thurrock

Nursery fees in Thurrock

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

Average weekly price in term time, East of England, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 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 Thurrock

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Thurrock 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

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 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.