Sessional pre-school in Greenstead, Essex
Little Explorers Pre-School
Greenstead Community Centre, Hawthorn Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3QE · 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 October 2011Reference EY438275Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 October 2021Food 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
Greenstead Community Centre, Hawthorn Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3QE · More nurseries in CO4
Stations
- Hythe (Essex)14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Library, Berberis Walk and Azalea Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- Greenstead Park2 min walk
- St. Andrews Park5 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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.
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Little Explorers Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Greenstead Community Centre, Hawthorn Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3QE, in Greenstead, Essex. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Explorers Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | 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
- 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 0.2 miles
- Hazelmere Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.3 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 0.3 miles
- Roach Vale Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Friars Grove Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.9 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.
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What is Little Explorers Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Explorers Pre-School Good at its inspection on 26 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Explorers Pre-School take?
Little Explorers Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Explorers Pre-School?
Hythe (Essex) is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY438275 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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