Full-day nursery in Greenstead, Essex
Just Imagine Day Nursery - Colchester Academy Ltd
Colchester Academy, Hawthorn Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3JL · 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.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since September 2020Reference 2605425Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places37 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 December 2024Food 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
Colchester Academy, Hawthorn Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3JL · More nurseries in CO4
Stations
- Hythe (Essex)18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Sir Charles Lucas School, Acacia Avenue and Hazlemere School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Greenstead Park4 min walk
- St. Andrews Park9 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 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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Just Imagine Day Nursery - Colchester Academy Ltd is a full-day nursery at Colchester Academy, Hawthorn Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3JL, in Greenstead, Essex. It is registered for 37 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 6 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hazelmere Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.1 miles
- Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected June 2025 0.1 miles
- Roach Vale Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- Unity Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Friars Grove Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.8 miles
- St James the Great Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.1 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 Just Imagine Day Nursery - Colchester Academy Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Just Imagine Day Nursery - Colchester Academy Ltd Outstanding at its inspection on 1 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Just Imagine Day Nursery - Colchester Academy Ltd take?
Just Imagine Day Nursery - Colchester Academy Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 37 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Just Imagine Day Nursery - Colchester Academy Ltd?
Hythe (Essex) is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Just Imagine Day Nursery - Colchester Academy Ltd?
You can call 0330 333 1080 and visit justimaginedaynursery.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 2605425 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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