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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
Twizzle Tops Marsh FarmExpected3 Dec 2025CM3
Up, Up and Away Pre-SchoolGood18 Mar 2025CM3
Viking Adventurers LimitedGood17 Jul 2024CM9
VIP Preschool LimitedExpected23 Jul 2026CM18
Waltham PreschoolGood24 Apr 2024CM3
Walton Pre-SchoolStrong27 Feb 2026CO14
Weeley Rainbow Pre School LtdGood9 Oct 2023CO16
Wendens Ambo Pre SchoolGood21 Nov 2023CB11
Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids ClubGood6 Aug 2021CM6
WHITE WILLOWS DAY NURSERYExpected13 Feb 2026CM14
Whizz Kids Pre-School (Hockley)Good10 Oct 2023SS5
Wickham Bishops NurseryGood28 Jun 2021CM8
Willowfield Pre-School LimitedGood16 Jul 2025SS15
Willow Tree Nursery SchoolGood23 Oct 2024CO15
Wind In The Willows NurseryGood21 Jun 2023CM13
Wishing Well Day NurseryGood16 Nov 2023SS4
Wishing Well Pre-School NurseryGood8 Dec 2023EN9
Witham NurseryGood11 Mar 2022CM8
Wivenhoe Park Day NurseryGood19 Mar 2024CO4
Woodham Mortimer PreschoolExpected23 Sept 2026CM9
Woodland Barn Day NurseryGood11 Jan 2023CO1
Woodside's Little Me Pre-SchoolGood25 Mar 2022SS7
Wrens Pre-SchoolGood23 May 2024CM6
Wright Start Day NurseriesGood2 Jun 2023CM4
Wright Start Out Of School ClubMet16 Jun 2023CM4
Writtle Green Pre-SchoolGood12 Sept 2024CM1
Yellow Brick Rd Nursery ClactonGood23 Apr 2024CO15
Yellow Brick Rd Nursery Harwich and RamseyGood17 Jul 2023CO12
Yellow Brick Rd Nursery HighwoodsGood13 Jun 2025CO4
Yellow Brick Rd Nursery KirbyGood15 Sept 2023CO13
Yumbo DaycareGood28 Feb 2024CM7
Zebedee Pre-SchoolGood4 Jun 2024SS11
Cheeky Monkeys PreschoolNeeds attention12 May 2026CM8
Daisy Chain NurseryNeeds attention15 Sept 2026CM9
Leaping LiliesNeeds attention3 Sept 2026CM14
Mini Marvels PreSchool LimitedNeeds attention12 Jan 2026SS4
Nanny Jenny's PreschoolNeeds attention6 May 2026CO15
Olivers Lodge - Saffron WaldenNeeds attention29 Jan 2026CB10
Step Start Nurseries WithamNeeds attention13 Jan 2026CM8
Tiddlywinks PreschoolNeeds attention17 Mar 2026CO6
The Treehouse Club Forestry Nursery And Out Of School ClubUrgent improvement10 Jun 2026CM13
Absolute Angels Montessori NurseryNo grade26 Oct 2026CO6
Acorns Pre School LimitedNo grade26 Oct 2026CO9
Billericay Catholic PreschoolNo grade26 Oct 2026CM12
Billericay Methodist Pre-schoolNo grade26 Oct 2026CM12
Busy Bees Childcare CentreNo grade26 Oct 2026CB10
Busy Bees Day Nursery at BraintreeNo grade26 Oct 2026CM77
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Braintree Great NotleyNo grade26 Oct 2026CM77
Busy Bees Day Nursery at ChelmsfordNo grade26 Oct 2026CM2
Chelmsford YMCA Day NurseryNo grade26 Oct 2026CM1
Childsplay Day NurseryNo grade26 Oct 2026CO1
Club V ThundersleyNo grade26 Oct 2026MK9
Colchester Northern Gateway Sports Park Kids CampNo grade26 Oct 2026CO4
Collingwood Under Fives Pre-schoolNo grade26 Oct 2026CM3
Doddinghurst Community Pre-schoolNo grade26 Oct 2026CM15
Elmstead Nursery LtdNo grade26 Oct 2026CO7
Felsted Little AcornsNo grade26 Oct 2026CM6
Fledglings Pre SchoolNo grade26 Oct 2026CM16
Footprints Day NurseryNo grade26 Oct 2026CM2
Great Bardfield PreschoolNo grade26 Oct 2026CM7
Happy Stars T.M PreschoolNo grade26 Oct 2026SS7
HCA Pre-SchoolNo grade26 Oct 2026SS5
Holders Farm KindergartenNo grade26 Oct 2026CM1
Ladybird KindergartenNo grade26 Oct 2026CM13
Layer PreschoolNo grade26 Oct 2026CO2
Little Acorns Hutton ManorNo grade26 Oct 2026CM13
Little Hands Pre-School NurseryNo grade26 Oct 2026CM8
Margery's Private Day NurseryNo grade26 Oct 2026CO16
Nazeing Pre-SchoolNo grade26 Oct 2026EN9
NGCA Ducklings Pre-SchoolNo grade26 Oct 2026CM77
Noak Bridge Pre-SchoolNo grade26 Oct 2026SS15
OakDin Montessori Kindergarten LtdNo grade26 Oct 2026CM12
Our Lady of Ransom PreschoolNo grade26 Oct 2026SS6
Peter Pan Pre-SchoolNo grade26 Oct 2026CM18
Rainbow PlaygroupNo grade26 Oct 2026CO4
Rainbow Pre-SchoolNo grade26 Oct 2026CM2
Ramsden PreschoolNo grade26 Oct 2026CM11
Roxwell Pre-schoolNo grade26 Oct 2026CM1
Runnymede Pre-SchoolNo grade26 Oct 2026SS7
Saffron Walden Nursery SchoolNo grade26 Oct 2026CB11
Sandcastles NurseryNo grade26 Oct 2026SS7
Scallywags Day NurseryNo grade26 Oct 2026CM7
Squirrels Pre-SchoolNo grade26 Oct 2026CO4
Stagecoach LoughtonNo grade26 Oct 2026IG10
St Mary's Church NurseryNo grade26 Oct 2026CM6
St Mary's PlayschoolNo grade26 Oct 2026CM2
St Winifred's NurseryNo grade26 Oct 2026IG7
Sunny Steps Childcare ClubNo grade26 Oct 2026SS8
The Beeches Pre-schoolNo grade26 Oct 2026CO4
The Centre Pre-SchoolNo grade26 Oct 2026SS14
The Rochford Day NurseryNo grade26 Oct 2026SS4
The Stables NurseryNo grade26 Oct 2026CM2
The Wilson Marriage Centre Nursery, Little LearnersNo grade26 Oct 2026CO1
The Windmill Pre-SchoolNo grade26 Oct 2026CM6
Theydon Bois Preschool GroupNo grade26 Oct 2026CM16
Tillingham Pre-SchoolNo grade26 Oct 2026CM0
Tolleshunt Knights Cooperative PlaygroupNo grade26 Oct 2026CM9
Walton Pre-SchoolNo grade26 Oct 2026CO14
Woodland House Day NurseryNo grade26 Oct 2026CO7
Writtle Green Pre-SchoolNo grade26 Oct 2026CM1