Full-day nursery in Netteswell Cross, Essex
Banana Moon Day Nursery Harlow
Netteswell Hall Annexe, Netteswell Orchard, Park Lane, Harlow, CM20 2QH · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since October 2016Reference EY536842Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Netteswell Hall Annexe, Netteswell Orchard, Park Lane, Harlow, CM20 2QH · More nurseries in CM20
Stations
- Harlow Town12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Park Lane, Netteswell Orchard and Sports Centre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Harlow Town Park1 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Pets Corner Playground7 min walk
- Quasar playground10 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Essex there are about 2.9 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Banana Moon Day Nursery Harlow is a full-day nursery at Netteswell Hall Annexe, Netteswell Orchard, Park Lane, Harlow, CM20 2QH, in Netteswell Cross, Essex. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 13 reviews (October 2026).
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| Banana Moon Day Nursery HarlowThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Downs Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.3 miles
- Freshwaters Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- Pemberley Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected January 2024 0.4 miles
- St Alban's Catholic Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Little Parndon Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.9 miles
- Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2022 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Banana Moon Day Nursery Harlow's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Banana Moon Day Nursery Harlow Good at its inspection on 17 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Banana Moon Day Nursery Harlow take?
Banana Moon Day Nursery Harlow is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Banana Moon Day Nursery Harlow?
Harlow Town is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Banana Moon Day Nursery Harlow?
You can call 01279 411279 and visit www.bananamoon-harlow.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY536842 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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