Full-day nursery in Danbury, Essex
Little Owls Nursery
Century House, Well Lane, Danbury, CM3 4AB · 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 January 2005Reference EY297422Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places108 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 June 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Century House, Well Lane, Danbury, CM3 4AB · More nurseries in CM3
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including The Bell, The Memorial and The Spinney.
Parks and playgrounds
- Danbury Country Park2 min walk
- Eves Corner Playing Fields12 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 Owls Nursery is a full-day nursery at Century House, Well Lane, Danbury, CM3 4AB, in Danbury, Essex. It is registered for 108 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.8 from 10 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Little Owls Nursery Ltd.
Run by Little Owls Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Danbury Park Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.1 miles
- Heathcote School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- Elm Green Preparatory School ages 3–11has a nursery class 1.2 miles
- Priory Primary School, Bicknacre Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.5 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 Owls Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Owls Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 16 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Owls Nursery take?
Little Owls Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 108 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Owls Nursery?
Little Owls Nursery is run by Little Owls Nursery Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Little Owls Nursery?
You can call 01245 221333 and visit www.littleowlsnursery.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 EY297422 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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