Full-day nursery in Powers Hall End, Essex
Spring - Harlequin
Spa Road, Witham, CM8 1NA · 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 August 2016Reference EY539462Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places37 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 11 August 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Spa Road, Witham, CM8 1NA · More nurseries in CM8
Stations
- Witham (Essex)16 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Spa Road, The Victoria and Bure Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- River Walk8 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 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.
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Spring - Harlequin is a full-day nursery at Spa Road, Witham, CM8 1NA, in Powers Hall End, Essex. It is registered for 37 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Action For Children Developments Limited.
Run by Action For Children Developments Limited (company), which runs 22 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Witham Oaks Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Acorn Infant Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Templars Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- Southview School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected September 2022 1.0 miles
- Elm Hall Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.0 miles
- Howbridge Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.1 miles
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.1 miles
- Howbridge Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.1 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 Spring - Harlequin's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Spring - Harlequin Good at its inspection on 25 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Spring - Harlequin take?
Spring - Harlequin is registered with Ofsted for up to 37 children at any one time.
Who runs Spring - Harlequin?
Spring - Harlequin is run by Action For Children Developments Limited, which runs 22 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Spring - Harlequin?
Witham (Essex) is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Spring - Harlequin?
You can call 01376 555262 and visit www.springnurseries.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
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY539462 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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