Full-day nursery in Saffron Walden, Essex
Crocus Early Years Centre
Saffron Walden County High School, Audley End Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH · 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 July 2002Reference EY219409Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places85 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Saffron Walden County High School, Audley End Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH · More nurseries in CB11
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including High School, Lower School Gate and Adams Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- Audley End Estate2 min walk
- The Avenue12 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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Crocus Early Years Centre is a full-day nursery at Saffron Walden County High School, Audley End Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH, in Saffron Walden, Essex. It is registered for 85 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited.
Run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited (company), which runs 245 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- R A Butler Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- R A Butler Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.8 miles
- Katherine Semar Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- Katherine Semar Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Saffron Walden County High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 under 0.1 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 Crocus Early Years Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Crocus Early Years Centre Good at its inspection on 15 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Crocus Early Years Centre take?
Crocus Early Years Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 85 children at any one time.
Who runs Crocus Early Years Centre?
Crocus Early Years Centre is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Crocus Early Years Centre?
Audley End is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Crocus Early Years Centre?
You can call 01799 610314 and visit www.brighthorizons.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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY219409 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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