Full-day nursery in Halstead, Essex
Little Pickles Nursery
Riverside House, 19 Chapel Street, Halstead, CO9 2LS · 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 June 2015Reference EY491686Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places53 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 July 2026Food 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
Riverside House, 19 Chapel Street, Halstead, CO9 2LS · More nurseries in CO9
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including High Street, Butler Road Car Park and Halstead Park.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 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 Pickles Nursery is a full-day nursery at Riverside House, 19 Chapel Street, Halstead, CO9 2LS, in Halstead, Essex. It is registered for 53 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pickles NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Richard de Clare Community Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.3 miles
- Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.6 miles
- Gosfield School ages 2–18has a nursery class 1.4 miles
- The Ramsey Academy, Halstead Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.5 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 Pickles Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Pickles Nursery Good at its inspection on 16 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Pickles Nursery take?
Little Pickles Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 53 children at any one time.
How do I contact Little Pickles Nursery?
You can call 01787 478351 and visit littlepicklesnurseryessex.co.uk.
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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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY491686 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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