Full-day nursery in Colchester, Essex
Butterfly Blue Day Nursery
Former Garrison Theatre, Richmond Road, COLCHESTER, CO2 7FJ · 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 December 2012Reference EY455971Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 August 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places120 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 30 September 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
Former Garrison Theatre, Richmond Road, COLCHESTER, CO2 7FJ · More nurseries in CO2
Stations
- Colchester Town21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Goojerat Road, Abbey Field and Dragoon Rd.
Parks and playgrounds
- Garrison greensward9 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 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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Butterfly Blue Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Former Garrison Theatre, Richmond Road, COLCHESTER, CO2 7FJ, in Colchester, Essex. It is registered for 120 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.1 from 18 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hamilton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Colchester Prep & High School ages 2–16has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- St John's Green Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.7 miles
- King's Ford Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.7 miles
- Kings Ford Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.7 miles
- St. George's School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.8 miles
- Monkwick Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.8 miles
- Montgomery Primary School, Colchester Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Butterfly Blue Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Butterfly Blue Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 21 August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Butterfly Blue Day Nursery take?
Butterfly Blue Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 120 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Butterfly Blue Day Nursery?
Colchester Town is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Butterfly Blue Day Nursery?
You can call 01206 764191 and visit www.butterflybluedaynursery.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 EY455971 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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