Full-day nursery in Great Bardfield, Essex
Bardfield Montessori Day Nursery
Bardfield Montessori, Braintree Road, Braintree, CM7 4PY · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 December 2020Reference 2615553Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places45 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 January 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Bardfield Montessori, Braintree Road, Braintree, CM7 4PY · More nurseries in CM7
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 min walk
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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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Bardfield Montessori Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Bardfield Montessori, Braintree Road, Braintree, CM7 4PY, in Great Bardfield, Essex. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bardfield Montessori Day NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Westwood MontessoriFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 4.2 miles |
| The Windmill Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 4.6 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Great Bardfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.7 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 Bardfield Montessori Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bardfield Montessori Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 13 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bardfield Montessori Day Nursery take?
Bardfield Montessori Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
How do I contact Bardfield Montessori Day Nursery?
You can call 01371 811088 and visit www.bardfieldmontessori.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
- © 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.
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2615553 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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