Full-day nursery in Berechurch, Essex
Colchester Montessori Day Nursery
49 William Harris Way, Colchester, CO2 8WJ · 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 September 2023Reference 2751883Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places98 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 November 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
49 William Harris Way, Colchester, CO2 8WJ · More nurseries in CO2
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including John Mace Road, James Parnell Drive and Lethe Grove.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Finchingfield Way playground9 min walk
- Playground12 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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Colchester Montessori Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 49 William Harris Way, Colchester, CO2 8WJ, in Berechurch, Essex. It is registered for 98 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 12 reviews (November 2026). It is run by HEADSTART COLCHESTER LIMITED.
Run by HEADSTART COLCHESTER 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
- Cherry Tree Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2022 0.5 miles
- Monkwick Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.5 miles
- Monkwick Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Montgomery Primary School, Colchester Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 0.9 miles
- St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.1 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 1.3 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 1.3 miles
- Old Heath Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 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 Colchester Montessori Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Colchester Montessori Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 24 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Colchester Montessori Day Nursery take?
Colchester Montessori Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 98 children at any one time.
Who runs Colchester Montessori Day Nursery?
Colchester Montessori Day Nursery is run by HEADSTART COLCHESTER LIMITED, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Colchester Montessori Day Nursery?
Colchester Town is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Colchester Montessori Day Nursery?
You can call 01206 899784 and visit montessorians.com.
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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 2751883 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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