Full-day nursery in Brightlingsea, Essex
Munchkins Nursery and Pre School
55 Victoria Place, Brightlingsea, Colchester, CO7 0AB · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
55 Victoria Place, Brightlingsea, Colchester, CO7 0AB · More nurseries in CO7
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Victoria Place, High Street and Station Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Lower Park Playing Field8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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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Munchkins Nursery and Pre School is a full-day nursery at 55 Victoria Place, Brightlingsea, Colchester, CO7 0AB, in Brightlingsea, Essex. It is registered for 54 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 68 reviews (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munchkins Nursery and Pre SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Brightlingsea PlaycentreFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| St Osyth Preschool and Nursery CICFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.0 miles |
| Ladybirds Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.2 miles |
| Alresford Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.0 miles |
| Great Bentley Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.0 miles |
| Roman River Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 4.2 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.2 miles
- Colne Community School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 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 Munchkins Nursery and Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Munchkins Nursery and Pre School Good at its inspection on 30 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Munchkins Nursery and Pre School take?
Munchkins Nursery and Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 54 children at any one time.
How do I contact Munchkins Nursery and Pre School?
You can call 01206 370863 and visit munchkins-nursery.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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2621339 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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