Full-day nursery in North Weald Bassett, Essex
Scribbles Day Nursery
Barley Barn, The Grounds of North Weald Golf Club, Rayley Lane, Epping, CM16 6AR · 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 May 2020Reference 2591647Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 June 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places105 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 December 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Barley Barn, The Grounds of North Weald Golf Club, Rayley Lane, Epping, CM16 6AR · More nurseries in CM16
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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Scribbles Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Barley Barn, The Grounds of North Weald Golf Club, Rayley Lane, Epping, CM16 6AR, in North Weald Bassett, Essex. It is registered for 105 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 35 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.9 miles
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What is Scribbles Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Scribbles Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 14 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Scribbles Day Nursery take?
Scribbles Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 105 children at any one time.
How do I contact Scribbles Day Nursery?
You can call 01992 523846 and visit www.scribblesdaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2591647 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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