Full-day nursery in Little Canfield, Essex
Clever Cloggs Day Nursery
26 Honey Road, Little Canfield, Takeley, CM6 1FF · 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 May 2022Reference 2678022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 October 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places126 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 January 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
26 Honey Road, Little Canfield, Takeley, CM6 1FF · More nurseries in CM6
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Bennet Canfield, Priors Green School and Colemans Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 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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Clever Cloggs Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 26 Honey Road, Little Canfield, Takeley, CM6 1FF, in Little Canfield, Essex. It is registered for 126 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 6 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Clever Tots Limited.
Run by Clever Tots Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Takeley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.1 miles
- Roseacres Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.6 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 Clever Cloggs Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Clever Cloggs Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 15 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Clever Cloggs Day Nursery take?
Clever Cloggs Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 126 children at any one time.
Who runs Clever Cloggs Day Nursery?
Clever Cloggs Day Nursery is run by Clever Tots Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Clever Cloggs Day Nursery?
Stansted Airport is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Clever Cloggs Day Nursery?
You can call 01279 871687 and visit www.clevercloggsdaynursery.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 2678022 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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