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Small Friends Day Nursery
Small Friends Day Nursery
Small Friends Day Nursery
10+ YEARS IN TBR
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SMALL FRIENDS DAY NURSERY

(4.8 Score)
15 Rectory Grove, Leigh-on-Sea, Southend on Sea SS9 2HA, UK Directions

Since 2001

Speciality:

✓ Emotional ✓ Social Development ✓ Learning ✓ Play ✓ Outdoor Learning

“Small Friends Day Nursery is a light, spacious setting for children to play, learn, and explore. Their large nursery rooms are complemented by their nursery garden and beach house, which is dedicated to investigation and creativity through small parts of play. Your child is unique, and they will help your child reach their full potential by providing the best care for them daily. Their safeguarding policies and procedures have been developed with approved, independent specialists and are used across all their nurseries. They aim to inspire, nurture and innovate to create brighter futures together. They offer balanced, healthy meals during the day and throughout the week. Small Friends Day Nursery is dedicated to verbally updating you about your child’s day at pick-up time and through digital updates on the parent App.

2025 Update: Small Friends Day Nursery offers a home-like environment where personal connections are valued. The nursery is easy to reach by public transport, with nearby bus stops and Leigh-on-Sea train station just half a mile away.”

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Registration EY152460

Contact:

0170 247 1235

Mon-Fri: 8am - 6pm
Sat & Sun: Closed

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Stepping Stones Day Nursery & Preschool
Stepping Stones Day Nursery & Preschool
Stepping Stones Day Nursery & Preschool
5+ YEARS IN TBR
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STEPPING STONES DAY NURSERY & PRESCHOOL

(4.8 Score)
46 Chase Road, Southend on Sea SS1 2RE, UK Directions

Since 2020

Speciality:

✓ Personal ✓ Expressive Arts and Design ✓ Music ✓ Social and Emotional Development ✓ Mathematics ✓ Literacy ✓ Understanding the World ✓ Movement ✓ Design ✓ Technology ✓ Role-Play ✓ Communication and Language ✓ Physical Development ✓ Dance

“Stepping Stones Day Nursery & Preschool takes pride in creating a personal and homely environment for children and their families. The school is the culmination of more than thirty years of experience in childcare and education. The team believes every child deserves the best start in life and supports this through inspirational staff and intentional learning and development opportunities to enable children to fulfil their potential. Their largest room incorporates an Atelier, a place of research for creating Transitional Art and exploring art materials. They care greatly about their children and the planet's future and, therefore, try to be as environmentally friendly as possible throughout the nursery. They provide clean, reusable cloth nappies and wipes free from chemicals, safe and highly sanitised between uses. All their Early Years Educators are qualified to at least Level 3 in childcare and hold a Paediatric First Aid Certificate, Food Hygiene Certificate, and Safeguarding Children training.”

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Registration 2561039

Contact:

0170 278 1145

Mon-Fri: 7:30am - 6pm
Sat & Sun: Closed

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Cockleshell Nursery
Cockleshell Nursery
Cockleshell Nursery
3+ YEARS IN TBR
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COCKLESHELL NURSERY

(4.7 Score)
Southend Adult Community College, Ambleside Drive, Southend on Sea SS1 2UP, UK Directions

Speciality:

✓ Learning ✓ Development ✓ Activity ✓ Taking ✓ Listening

“Cockleshell Nursery offers a stimulating approach to early childhood development and learning. The organisation has experience of delivering childcare and practical, professional support to early years practitioners. The nursery is managed by the Early Years Alliance, a registered educational charity and the largest voluntary sector provider of childcare in England. Their nursery plans its activities by the EYFS with a strong focus on exploratory, imaginative play, and they enable and encourage their children to self-select activities and resources. Cockleshell Nursery promotes healthy eating.

2025 Update: Cockleshell Nursery provides 72 places for children aged six weeks to five years. The nursery is spacious and bright, featuring a dedicated baby unit, a large toddler room, and two preschool rooms upstairs. Each age group has direct access to outdoor spaces and their own garden areas.”

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Registration EY284617

Contact:

01702 614171

Mon-Fri: 8am - 6pm
Sat & Sun: Closed

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SMALL FRIENDS DAY NURSERY REVIEWS

Our little chatterbox started at Small Friend a year ago. While he wasn't shy, he was definitely a slow talker. Now he's saying full sentences, knows his colours and numbers, and even explains his "no's"; and "yes's"! Small Friend's caring staff helped him blossom. They made him feel loved and safe, giving him the space to explore and grow at his own pace. Special shoutout to his main carer who (though she's moved on) once helped him with a choking scare - amazing! If you're looking for a warm, nurturing environment where your child can truly thrive, Small Friend's is the place! We highly recommend it!

Many thanks from the heart for all your hard work, love, dedication and patience to the children, and for keeping personal belongings in order (toys, clothes), helping with potty training, caring when my boy isn’t feeling well, making everyday a fun environment to go to which is also very important. And thank you for making this such a safe space for my boy, who absolutely loves it here. This is an absolutely fantastic nursery, great team running it and wonderful management. Highly recommend it to anyone.

We are so happy with the setting for our eldest. Our second is following her footsteps and attending Small Friends, too Everything from the warm welcome at every session, to the support for settling and communication. We know our child is in safe hands.

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STEPPING STONES DAY NURSERY & PRESCHOOL REVIEWS

Our child has been attending Stepping Stones for almost a year and we couldn't be happier. The staff have been incredible in creating an environment that has really encouraged and supported both confidence and learning. The relationships that they have developed with the team and other children are beautiful and something that I certainly couldn't have imagined. I know that not everyone is as lucky as us to find a nursery that their child slots into quite like this, and for that, I am forever thankful to the team at Stepping Stones. I am so happy that we chose Stepping Stones.

Stepping Stones has been a special place for my son. We get updates and photos throughout the day. All outings, accidents/incidents, naps and food are recorded on the app. My son loves doing new things every week. He absolutely loves the animals and especially the teachers. Everyone is so friendly and attentive. A special thank you to the deputy manager who he absolutely adores.

Stepping Stones has been a special place for our son, the team there are so creative and supportive and have really helped him to develop over the past 3 years. Big shouts out to greet leadership, staff and a commitment to fulfilling potential.

COCKLESHELL NURSERY REVIEWS

I highly recommend Cockleshell Nursery. I viewed several nurseries and decided to send my child to Cockleshell because of the staff who clearly care so much about the children. My daughter has built such a special bond with her key worker and the other members of the baby room. I feel that compared to other nurseries cockleshell is very good value for money. Management is great. I highly recommend Cockleshell Nursery.

My little girl started at Cockleshell Nursery in January 2022 and she would get so upset about leaving me, she would scream the whole way to nursery and not want to go in. The staff at Cockleshell have been absolutely brilliant with her (and myself when I would contact them because I was worried she wouldn’t settle) and now 18 months later she has grown so much in confidence, so much so that at her school taster session she had no problem going by herself and playing and I have the staff at Cockleshell to thank for that. Thank you Cockleshell for being so amazing and genuinely caring about the children you look after.

A wonderful place for your child. Staff have been wonderful, my grandchild has had a wonderful experience attending this nursery. She looks forward everyday to going to nursery. All the staff I have met seem kind and caring, the kids are put into a routine which helps them focus. I highly recommend this place.

TBR® Inspection Score Report

SMALL FRIENDS DAY NURSERY Total Inspection Points: 115/120
Business Hours: 8
Complete Info: 8
Experience: 9
Acknowledgements: 10
Business Images: 10
Contact Info: 10
License: 10
Exact Services: 10
Legitimate Ratings: 10
Location Proximity: 10
Reviews Accuracy of : 10
Website Standard: 10

TBR® Inspection Score Report

STEPPING STONES DAY NURSERY & PRESCHOOL Total Inspection Points: 114/120
Business Hours: 8
Complete Info: 8
Experience: 8
Business Images: 10
Contact Info: 10
License: 10
Exact Services: 10
Legitimate Ratings: 10
Location Proximity: 10
Reviews Accuracy of : 10
Website Source: 10
Website Standard: 10

TBR® Inspection Score Report

COCKLESHELL NURSERY Total Inspection Points: 112/120
Acknowledgements: 8
Business Hours: 8
Complete Info: 8
Legitimate Ratings: 9
Reviews Accuracy of : 9
Business Images: 10
Contact Info: 10
License: 10
Exact Services: 10
Location Proximity: 10
Website Source: 10
Website Standard: 10
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