Full-day nursery in Brightlingsea, Essex
Brightlingsea Playcentre
The Pavillion, Bayard Recreation Ground, Brightlingsea, CO7 0NL · 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 January 2017Reference EY539971Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 June 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places56 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 May 2025Food 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
The Pavillion, Bayard Recreation Ground, Brightlingsea, CO7 0NL · More nurseries in CO7
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Bellfield Avenue, Regent Road and Chapel Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground1 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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Brightlingsea Playcentre is a full-day nursery at The Pavillion, Bayard Recreation Ground, Brightlingsea, CO7 0NL, in Brightlingsea, Essex. It is registered for 56 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brightlingsea PlaycentreThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Alresford Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.8 miles |
| Little Pals Childrens Centre NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 4.2 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- Colne Community School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 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 Brightlingsea Playcentre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Brightlingsea Playcentre Good at its inspection on 29 June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Brightlingsea Playcentre take?
Brightlingsea Playcentre is registered with Ofsted for up to 56 children at any one time.
How do I contact Brightlingsea Playcentre?
You can call 07951 268498 and visit brightlingseapreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY539971 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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