Sessional pre-school in Elmstead Market, Essex
Elmstead Nursery Ltd
Elmcroft, Holly Way, Elmstead Market, COLCHESTER, CO7 7YQ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Elmcroft, Holly Way, Elmstead Market, COLCHESTER, CO7 7YQ · More nurseries in CO7
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
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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.
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Elmstead Nursery Ltd is a sessional pre-school at Elmcroft, Holly Way, Elmstead Market, COLCHESTER, CO7 7YQ, in Elmstead Market, Essex. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Elmstead Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Market Field School and College ages 5–19Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- St George's Church of England Primary School, Great Bromley Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Elmstead Nursery Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Elmstead Nursery Ltd Outstanding at its inspection on 8 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Elmstead Nursery Ltd take?
Elmstead Nursery Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
How do I contact Elmstead Nursery Ltd?
You can call 01206 827583 and visit www.elmsteadnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 650062 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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