Full-day nursery in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
Clacton Montessori Day Nursery & Preschool
22 Thoroughgood Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DD · 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 March 2013Reference EY461712Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 30 April 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
22 Thoroughgood Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DD · More nurseries in CO15
Stations
- Clacton-on-Sea6 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Thoroughgood Road, Avondale Road and Railway Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Vista Road Play Area playground6 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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Clacton Montessori Day Nursery & Preschool is a full-day nursery at 22 Thoroughgood Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DD, in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 27 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clacton Montessori Day Nursery & PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Gt Clacton Pre-school LtdSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Shorefields School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Holland Park Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- White Hall Academy and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.8 miles
- Alton Park Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- Oakwood Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.9 miles
- Great Clacton Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.0 miles
- Burrsville Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.0 miles
- Cann Hall Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2022 1.3 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 Clacton Montessori Day Nursery & Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Clacton Montessori Day Nursery & Preschool Good at its inspection on 5 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Clacton Montessori Day Nursery & Preschool take?
Clacton Montessori Day Nursery & Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Clacton Montessori Day Nursery & Preschool?
Clacton-on-Sea is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Clacton Montessori Day Nursery & Preschool?
You can call 01255 433339 and visit www.clacton-nursery.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 EY461712 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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