Full-day nursery in Mile End, Essex
Chestnut House Kindergarten
45 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5LE · 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 2005Reference EY301874Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places76 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 December 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
45 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5LE · More nurseries in CO4
Stations
- Colchester21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Constable Close, Mill Road and Raven Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- High Woods Country Park7 min walk
- Mile End Recreation Ground8 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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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Chestnut House Kindergarten is a full-day nursery at 45 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5LE, in Mile End, Essex. It is registered for 76 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut House KindergartenThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Nannas Day NurseriesFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Chesterwell Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- North East Essex Co-operative Academy ages 4–16Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.1 miles
- Myland Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected February 2025 0.1 miles
- Queen Boudica Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Camulos Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Highwoods Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected June 2024 0.9 miles
- Brinkley Grove Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected October 2024 1.0 miles
- Braiswick Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.1 miles
- North Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.2 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 Chestnut House Kindergarten's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Chestnut House Kindergarten Good at its inspection on 28 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Chestnut House Kindergarten take?
Chestnut House Kindergarten is registered with Ofsted for up to 76 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Chestnut House Kindergarten?
Colchester is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Chestnut House Kindergarten?
You can call 0330 333 1080 and visit familyfirstnurseries.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 EY301874 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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