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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
Fairview Under Fives GroupGood9 May 2024SS6
Fairways Childcare CentreGood25 Sept 2025CM77
Felsted Little AcornsExpected24 Mar 2026CM6
Fidgety FeetGood25 May 2022CM17
First Class Day Nursery LtdGood2 Feb 2022SS7
First Steps Day NurseryGood27 Mar 2025SS13
Fledglings Pre SchoolGood15 May 2025CM16
Fledglings Pre-SchoolGood12 Jun 2023EN9
Fluppet's Montessori NurseryGood29 Jun 2022CM6
Flying Start Day Nursery Chigwell LimitedGood6 Feb 2023IG7
Footprints Day NurseryGood1 Dec 2022CM2
Forest Barn Nursery SchoolGood14 Dec 2022CM13
Foresters Den Abbey NurseryStrong9 Jul 2026EN9
Freedom Day Care NurseryGood31 Jul 2023CM6
Fryerns Community PlaygroupGood9 Jul 2025SS14
Fun 4 Kids at HighwoodsMet21 Sept 2023CO4
Fun 4 Kids at St Johns GreenMet9 Oct 2023CO2
Georgie PorgieGood24 Apr 2024SS7
Gilwell Hill Children's Day Nursery And Pre-SchoolGood28 May 2025E4
Goldhanger Community NurseryGood22 Jul 2021CM9
Goldingham Drive Community Pre-schoolGood9 Dec 2022CM7
Great Bardfield PreschoolGood17 Sept 2025CM7
Great Bentley Pre-SchoolGood17 Jul 2025CO7
Great Wakering Pre-SchoolGood11 Jul 2024SS3
Grove Preschool StanwayGood30 Jun 2025CO3
Happy Days NurseryGood25 Sept 2024SS6
Happy Stars T.M PreschoolGood11 Jul 2025SS7
Harwich Centre Pre-SchoolGood4 Oct 2023CO12
Harwich Connexions Noah's Nursery LtdGood2 May 2025CO12
Harwich Connexions Windmill Nursery LimitedExpected2 Apr 2026CO12
Hatfield Heath Pre-SchoolGood28 Jun 2022CM22
HCA Pre-SchoolGood18 Sept 2025SS5
HerewardGood9 Jan 2023IG10
High House Nursery LtdGood12 Apr 2023CM22
Holders Farm KindergartenGood5 Oct 2023CM1
Holly Corner KindergartenGood20 May 2025CO3
Holly Trees NurseryGood8 Aug 2025CM8
Holmwood House NurseryGood14 Jul 2022CO6
Holy Cross Pre-SchoolGood10 Jul 2024CM18
Home from Home ChildcarersGood25 May 2023CM17
Home From Home ChildcarersGood31 May 2022CM17
Honeybear House Day NurseryGood15 Feb 2023CM8
Hopscotch Day NurseryGood23 Mar 2023CM15
Humpty Dumpty Pre-School (Colchester)Good11 Jul 2022CO4
Hutton Pre-SchoolGood23 Sept 2024CM13
Jam After School Club The RodingsMet18 Sept 2025CM6
Jayne's Nursery LtdGood29 Aug 2025CM1
Jelly Beans Montessori NurseryGood11 May 2022SS5
Jelly Beans Montessori Open Air Pre-School At Hockley Primary SchoolGood27 Jul 2022SS5
Jelly Beans Montessori Pre-School At PlumberowGood4 Jul 2024SS5
Jesters Childcare BeaulieuGood2 Dec 2021CM1
Jesters Nursery School DanburyStrong27 Nov 2025CM3
Jigsaw Pre-SchoolExpected15 Jan 2026SS16
Jubilee Friends Pre-SchoolExpected4 Jun 2026CM2
Just Imagine Day Nursery - Canvey IslandGood25 Jan 2023SS8
Just Imagine Day Nursery - MaldonGood16 Sept 2025CM9
Just Imagine...Day Nursery & Out Of School ClubGood14 Mar 2023SS11
Just Imagine Day Nursery - Wickford LtdGood25 Oct 2022SS12
Kiddi Caru NurseryGood29 Jul 2024CO2
Kiddi Caru NurseryGood14 Sept 2023CM17
Kiddi Caru NurseryGood20 Jan 2022CM1
Kiddi Caru NurseryGood9 Mar 2023CM1
Kidorable Pre School And Childcare ServicesGood25 Mar 2024CM7
Kids Inc Day NurseryGood2 Oct 2023CM1
Kinder Kidz Day NurseryGood9 Sept 2025SS15
Kind Hearts Pre SchoolGood20 May 2024CM15
Kind Hearts Preschool - St GeorgesGood20 Apr 2022CM15
Kindred BillericayGood23 Feb 2023CM12
Kindred HarlowGood12 Feb 2025CM20
Kindred MayflowerGood8 Jun 2023CM12
Kindred RayleighGood28 Aug 2024SS6
Kindred Waltham AbbeyGood8 Jan 2025EN9
Kingswood Pre-SchoolGood19 Sept 2023SS16
KMK Kinderzimmer ChelmsfordExpected10 Apr 2026CM2
Ladybird KindergartenGood9 Jul 2025CM13
Langham Pre-SchoolGood30 Jun 2021CO4
Langley Rangers Activity Club & Noah's Ark Pre-SchoolGood9 Jul 2025CM17
Latchingdon Sessional Pre-School LtdGood7 Feb 2024CM3
Layer PreschoolGood24 Sept 2025CO2
Le Prairie ChildcareGood16 May 2023SS7
Lexden Lodge KindergartenGood17 Oct 2022CO3
Little Adventurers Nursery – ShenfieldExpected18 Nov 2025CM15
Little Butterflies Pre-SchoolGood25 Mar 2024CO3
LITTLE CHESTNUTS PRE-SCHOOLGood8 May 2024CO9
Little Chums NurseryGood9 May 2024CM2
Little Dunmow's Pre-SchoolGood6 Dec 2023CM6
Little Explorers Pre-SchoolGood26 Jun 2025CO4
Little Explorers Pre-SchoolGood24 Jun 2022SS14
Little Fishes Pre-SchoolGood10 Jun 2022CM17
Little Friends Pre-School LimitedGood12 Sept 2025SS14
Little Gem's Pre-School BasildonGood25 Sept 2024SS14
Little Hands Pre-School NurseryGood28 Feb 2024CM8
Little Harts ChildcareExpected14 Sept 2026CM12
Little Hedgehogs PreschoolExpected8 Jul 2026CM3
Little Holland NurseryGood10 Jun 2021CO15
Little Jimmy's Pre-schoolGood22 May 2024CO15
Little Jimmy's Pre-School - Cann HallGood11 Feb 2025CO16
Little Lambs LtdGood10 Nov 2023IG10
Little Lattons Nursery LimitedGood9 Aug 2024CM18
Little LearnersGood6 Feb 2025CM1