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Essex

Nurseries and pre-schools in Essex

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Essex has 600 nurseries and pre-schools with a published Ofsted grade. At their latest inspection 101 were outstanding or exceptional and 98% good or better, against 97% of nurseries and pre-schools across England. The most recent was inspected on 26 Oct 2026. Source: Ofsted inspection reports (Open Government Licence v3).

  • 101 outstanding or exceptional
  • 431 good, strong or expected
  • 8 requires improvement or needs attention
  • 1 inadequate or urgent improvement

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NurseriesLatest gradeInspectedPostcode area
You & Me Pre-SchoolOutstanding21 Jun 2022CM2
1st Friends NurseryStrong23 Sept 2026SS8
Abacus Little LearnersStrong30 Apr 2026CO4
ABC Nursery & Pre School LtdGood31 Aug 2022CM5
ABC TreehouseGood6 Dec 2022SS13
ABC TREEHOUSEGood23 Nov 2022SS16
Absolute Angels Montessori NurseryGood24 May 2022CO6
Acorns Pre School LimitedGood9 Jul 2025CO9
Akhter Early Learning Centre Nursery and PreschoolGood3 Oct 2024CM18
All Saints Pre SchoolGood23 Jun 2025IG7
Alresford Pre-SchoolGood22 Sept 2021CO7
Angelina's Day Care LtdExpected2 Feb 2026CO1
Apple Green Montessori PreschoolGood3 Feb 2023CM23
Apple Tree Day Care NurseryGood29 Oct 2024CM7
Aspen Tree ChildcareGood23 Jul 2025CM1
Banana Moon ColchesterGood27 Sept 2023CO1
Banana Moon Day Nursery BillericayGood9 May 2023CM12
Banana Moon Day Nursery HarlowGood17 Jan 2023CM20
Barleylands Farm Day Nursery and Pre-SchoolGood27 Feb 2025CM11
Barnett Bears NurseryGood18 Apr 2024SS14
Baynards PlaygroupGood27 Feb 2023CO5
Beaches Pre-SchoolExpected19 May 2026CM1
Beaulieu Park Day NurseryGood3 Feb 2023CM1
Beechoak Farm Montessori PreschoolGood18 Feb 2025IG10
Bell Day Pre-schoolGood16 May 2025CB11
Benton Hall CrecheGood7 Aug 2007CM8
Bicknacre PreschoolGood1 Jul 2022CM3
Billericay Catholic PreschoolGood24 Feb 2025CM12
Billericay Methodist Pre-schoolExpected14 Jan 2026CM12
Birchanger Butterflies PreschoolGood18 May 2021CM23
Blackmore Preschool & Wrap Around CareStrong30 Apr 2026CM4
Blooming Futures Daycare LimitedGood27 Mar 2024CM7
Blossom Barn Nursery Hatfield Broad OakStrong9 Jul 2026CM22
Blossoms Community NurseryExpected26 Feb 2026CM17
Brentwood Day NurseryExpected2 Jul 2026CM15
Bright Beginnings Pre-School LtdGood30 Jun 2025SS13
Bright Horizons Basildon Day Nursery and PreschoolGood26 Jul 2024SS14
Bright Horizons Buckhurst Hill Day Nursery and PreschoolGood7 Apr 2025IG9
Bright Horizons Chigwell Day Nursery and PreschoolExpected23 Jun 2026IG9
Bright Horizons Colchester Day Nursery and PreschoolExpected11 Feb 2026CO4
Bright Horizons Epping Day Nursery and PreschoolGood13 Feb 2023CM16
Bright Horizons Poppetts Day Nursery and PreschoolGood23 Apr 2025CM13
Bright Horizons Teddies Loughton Nursery And PreschoolGood15 Mar 2023IG10
Brightlingsea PlaycentreGood29 Jun 2021CO7
Bright Sparks BrentwoodGood10 Mar 2025CM13
Bright Sparks Preschool ShenfieldGood18 Jun 2024CM15
Brimpton House NurseryExpected23 Jan 2026CO5
Burnham Pre-SchoolGood2 Feb 2022CM0
Burrsville Pre-SchoolGood10 May 2023CO15
Burstead Bears Day Nursery LimitedGood6 Aug 2021CM11
Busy Bees Childcare CentreGood2 Oct 2024CB10
Busy Bees Day Nursery at BraintreeGood26 Jul 2022CM7
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colchester Severalls Business ParkStrong6 Feb 2026CO4
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colchester StanwayGood2 Nov 2022CO3
Busy Bees Day Nursery at HarlowGood24 Aug 2022CM19
Busy Bees KindergartenGood14 Jul 2022CO11
Busy Bees PreschoolGood14 Sept 2023SS15
Buttercup Montessori Kindergarten LtdGood11 Apr 2023CM2
Buttercup Montessori Kindergarten LtdGood11 May 2023CM2
Butterflies ChildcareExpected8 Jun 2026CO13
Butterflies ClubhouseGood27 Feb 2023SS5
Butterfly Blue Day NurseryGood21 Aug 2024CO2
Butterfly Pre SchoolGood29 Nov 2021CM1
Buttsbury Pre-schoolGood5 Jun 2025CM12
Buzzee Beez Pre-school LtdGood23 May 2025CM19
Camelot Day NurseryGood26 Jan 2023CM2
Canewdon Pre School and DaycareGood12 Dec 2024SS4
Carealot Day NurseryGood29 Sept 2022CM1
Celtic Rose CenterGood31 Jan 2025CO1
Chapel Hill NurseryGood3 Jul 2025SS16
Chelmsford YMCA Day NurseryGood8 Apr 2025CM1
Cherry Pips Day NurseryGood30 Nov 2022SS4
Chesterwell Day NurseryStrong27 Nov 2025CO4
Chestnut Grove KindergartenGood25 Oct 2022CO15
Chestnut House KindergartenGood28 May 2025CO4
Chigwell Day Care And PreschoolGood30 Nov 2022IG7
Childsplay Day NurseryGood13 Sept 2023CO1
Christchurch PreschoolGood19 Apr 2022CO3
Christ Church Pre School NurseryGood18 Oct 2023CM7
Chrysalis at the ChurchStrong4 Sept 2026CM16
Chrysalis at The Cricket ClubGood13 Oct 2022IG10
Church Langley Pre-SchoolGood21 Feb 2023CM17
Clacton Montessori Day Nursery & PreschoolGood5 Jan 2024CO15
Clavering & Arkesden PreschoolGood7 Feb 2023CB11
Clever Cloggs Day NurseryGood15 Oct 2024CM6
Club Kingswood NurseryExpected24 Feb 2026SS16
Colchester Montessori Day NurseryGood24 Jul 2025CO2
Cold Norton Pre-schoolGood6 Nov 2024CM3
Collingwood Under Fives Pre-schoolGood18 Sept 2025CM3
Countryside Pre-School NurseryGood21 May 2024CM6
Creative KidsGood13 Mar 2024CM13
Crocus Early Years CentreGood15 Nov 2022CB11
Dalemor Explorer NurseryStrong3 Jul 2026CO6
Danbury Pre-School at St John'sGood24 Apr 2025CM3
Deerlands Day NurseryGood7 Mar 2025CM3
Doddinghurst Community Pre-schoolGood22 Feb 2023CM15
Dragonfly Day Nursery LtdGood5 Jan 2024CO1
Ellies NurseryGood30 Sept 2025CM16
Epping Montessori Nursery LtdGood10 Mar 2025CM16
Faces kids club (Brentwood) ltdGood5 Jan 2023CM15