Sessional pre-school in Stanway, Essex
Stanway Pre-school
Little Hand's Children Centre, Winstree Road, Colchester, CO3 0QG · Getting there
- Not yet inspected by Ofsted
- 5.0 on Google (1 review)
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Ofsted
Not yet inspected
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since March 2024Reference 2784037Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on recordNone yetOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 August 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
Little Hand's Children Centre, Winstree Road, Colchester, CO3 0QG · More nurseries in CO3
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Fiveways School, Juniper Road and Winstree Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Wheatfield road park6 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Jungle Adventure playground8 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 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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Stanway Pre-school is a sessional pre-school at Little Hand's Children Centre, Winstree Road, Colchester, CO3 0QG, in Stanway, Essex. It is registered for 48 children. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Stanway Fiveways Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Lexden Springs School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected January 2024 0.3 miles
- Stanway Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Lakelands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.6 miles
- Home Farm Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.6 miles
- Holmwood House School ages 0–16has a nursery class 0.9 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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How many children can Stanway Pre-school take?
Stanway Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
How do I contact Stanway Pre-school?
You can call 07845 931838 and visit www.stanwaypreschool.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2784037 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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