Full-day nursery in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Letterbox Nursery
Letter Box Day Nursery, 99 High Street, WALTON ON THE NAZE, CO14 8BA · 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 April 2008Reference EY369169Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 April 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 January 2025Food 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
Letter Box Day Nursery, 99 High Street, WALTON ON THE NAZE, CO14 8BA · More nurseries in CO14
Stations
- Walton-on-the-Naze8 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Walton Post Office, Kino Road and Walton Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- War Memorial Park6 min walk
- Eagle Avenue Play Area playground3 min walk
- Bath House Meadows Play Area playground8 min walk
- Playground11 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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Letterbox Nursery is a full-day nursery at Letter Box Day Nursery, 99 High Street, WALTON ON THE NAZE, CO14 8BA, in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by Elm Barns Ltd.
Run by Elm Barns Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letterbox NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Walton on the Naze Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.2 miles
- Lift Hamford Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.1 miles
- St Philomena's School ages 4–11 1.4 miles
- Frinton-on-Sea Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.6 miles
- Lift Tendring Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.0 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 Letterbox Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Letterbox Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 24 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Letterbox Nursery take?
Letterbox Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Letterbox Nursery?
Letterbox Nursery is run by Elm Barns Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Letterbox Nursery?
Walton-on-the-Naze is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Letterbox Nursery?
You can call 01255 851400 and visit www.letterboxnursery.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 EY369169 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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