Full-day nursery in Colchester, Essex
Dragonfly Day Nursery Ltd
14 North Hill, Colchester, CO1 1DZ · 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 2023Reference 2720663Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places68 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 October 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
14 North Hill, Colchester, CO1 1DZ · More nurseries in CO1
Stations
- Colchester Town12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Colchester17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including High Street, Middleborough and Head Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Lower Castle Park6 min walk
- Castle Park6 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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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Dragonfly Day Nursery Ltd is a full-day nursery at 14 North Hill, Colchester, CO1 1DZ, in Colchester, Essex. It is registered for 68 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 18 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Dragonfly Day Nursery Ltd.
Run by Dragonfly Day Nursery Ltd (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
- North Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- St John's Green Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.4 miles
- Colchester Prep & High School ages 2–16has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- St James the Great Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Kingswode Hoe School ages 5–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Hamilton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- St Mary's School for Girls ages 2–17has a nursery class 0.8 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 Dragonfly Day Nursery Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Dragonfly Day Nursery Ltd Good at its inspection on 5 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Dragonfly Day Nursery Ltd take?
Dragonfly Day Nursery Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 68 children at any one time.
Who runs Dragonfly Day Nursery Ltd?
Dragonfly Day Nursery Ltd is run by Dragonfly Day Nursery Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Dragonfly Day Nursery Ltd?
Colchester Town is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Dragonfly Day Nursery Ltd?
You can call 01206 767104 and visit dragonflydn.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 2720663 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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