Full-day nursery in Lawford, Essex
Little Pumpkins Nursery
The Early Years Unit 2, The Avenue, Lawford, Manningtree, CO11 2FR · 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
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Early Years Unit 2, The Avenue, Lawford, Manningtree, CO11 2FR · More nurseries in CO11
Stations
- Manningtree23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Milton Road and Waldegrave Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground9 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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Little Pumpkins Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Early Years Unit 2, The Avenue, Lawford, Manningtree, CO11 2FR, in Lawford, Essex. It is registered for 55 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Little Pumpkins NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.1 miles
- Highfields Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Stourview Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected November 2021 1.8 miles
- Manningtree High School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.4 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 Little Pumpkins Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Pumpkins Nursery Good at its inspection on 19 April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Pumpkins Nursery take?
Little Pumpkins Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 55 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Pumpkins Nursery?
Manningtree is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Pumpkins Nursery?
You can call 01206 413186 and visit www.littlepumpkins.org.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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2669232 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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