Full-day nursery in Writtle, Essex
The Duckling Nursery
Writtle Infant School, Writtle, CM1 3HZ · 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 EY535765Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 December 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places28 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 February 2024Food 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
Writtle Infant School, Writtle, CM1 3HZ · More nurseries in CM1
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including The Ryle and Loves Walk.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hylands Park12 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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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The Duckling Nursery is a full-day nursery at Writtle Infant School, Writtle, CM1 3HZ, in Writtle, Essex. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Duckling NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Writtle Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Writtle Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Westlands Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 1.3 miles
- Widford Lodge School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.5 miles
- Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.6 miles
- St Cedd's School ages 3–11has a nursery class 1.8 miles
- St Anne's School ages 3–11has a nursery class 1.9 miles
- Hylands School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.8 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 The Duckling Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Duckling Nursery Good at its inspection on 3 December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Duckling Nursery take?
The Duckling Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
How do I contact The Duckling Nursery?
You can call 07359 754682 and visit www.ducklingnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY535765 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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