Full-day nursery in The Colnes, Essex
Pippins Day Nursery and Preschool
Whites Farm, Bures Road, White Colne, COLCHESTER, CO6 2QF · 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 2022Reference 2682935Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 October 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places69 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 June 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
Whites Farm, Bures Road, White Colne, COLCHESTER, CO6 2QF · More nurseries in CO6
Nearest stations and parks
- Bures42 min walk · 1.7 miles
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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Pippins Day Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at Whites Farm, Bures Road, White Colne, COLCHESTER, CO6 2QF, in The Colnes, Essex. It is registered for 69 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026). It is run by The Childcare Corporation Limited.
Run by The Childcare Corporation Limited (company), which runs 56 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 1.9 miles
- Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 2.2 miles
- Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Inadequateinspected November 2022 2.2 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 Pippins Day Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Pippins Day Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 4 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Pippins Day Nursery and Preschool take?
Pippins Day Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 69 children at any one time.
Who runs Pippins Day Nursery and Preschool?
Pippins Day Nursery and Preschool is run by The Childcare Corporation Limited, which runs 56 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Pippins Day Nursery and Preschool?
Bures is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Pippins Day Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 01787 228567 and visit www.grandiruk.com.
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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.
- 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 2682935 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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