Small Friends Children's Day Nursery
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex · SS9 2HA
Inspected by Ofsted on 25 May 2022 under the report card framework.
Registration
- Ofsted URN
- EY152460
- Provider type
- Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
- Registered since
- 17 May 2002
- Local authority
- Southend on Sea
On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.
Where it is
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex · SS9 2HA. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspection history
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
- 22 July 2015 inspection Outstanding
- 3 June 2010 inspection Good
- 19 April 2007 inspection Good
- 28 February 2005 inspection Outstanding
- 8 January 2004 inspection Good
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Small Friends Children's Day Nursery in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex was last inspected on 25 May 2022. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
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Small Friends Children's Day Nursery has been registered with Ofsted since 17 May 2002. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY152460.
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