Sessional pre-school in Eight Ash Green, Essex
Little Butterflies Pre-School
Holy Trinity C of E Primary School, 2 Fiddlers Folly, Fordham Heath, COLCHESTER, CO3 9UE · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Holy Trinity C of E Primary School, 2 Fiddlers Folly, Fordham Heath, COLCHESTER, CO3 9UE · More nurseries in CO3
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Beech Grove, Fiddlers Folly and Wood Corner.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 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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Little Butterflies Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Holy Trinity C of E Primary School, 2 Fiddlers Folly, Fordham Heath, COLCHESTER, CO3 9UE, in Eight Ash Green, Essex. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Little Butterflies Pre-School Colchester Ltd.
Run by Little Butterflies Pre-School Colchester Ltd (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Butterflies Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Little Butterflies Pre-School FordhamSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colchester StanwayFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| The Old Schoolhouse KindergartenFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
| Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery StanwayFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.6 miles |
| MW and H Ltd t/a Bluebell Pre-schoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
| Grove Preschool StanwaySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.8 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Doucecroft School ages 3–19 0.8 miles
- Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Inadequateinspected November 2022 1.1 miles
- Holmwood House School ages 0–16has a nursery class 1.6 miles
- Stanway Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.6 miles
- Lakelands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected May 2023 1.7 miles
- Lexden Springs School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected January 2024 1.8 miles
- The Stanway School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.8 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 Little Butterflies Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Butterflies Pre-School Good at its inspection on 25 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Butterflies Pre-School take?
Little Butterflies Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Butterflies Pre-School?
Little Butterflies Pre-School is run by Little Butterflies Pre-School Colchester Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Butterflies Pre-School?
Marks Tey is the nearest station we know of, 1.9 miles away in a straight line.
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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.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2660282 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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