Full-day nursery in The Hythe, Essex
The Wilson Marriage Centre Nursery, Little Learners
Wilson Marriage Centre, Barrack Street, Colchester, CO1 2LR · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted report card
- InclusionStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- AchievementStrong standard
- Behaviour and routinesExpected standard
- Children's welfare and well-beingExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- SafeguardingStandards met
What does this mean?
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each nursery a report card. Each area is graded on a five-step scale: urgent improvement, needs attention, expected standard, strong standard, exceptional. Safeguarding is either met or not met. There is no single headline grade, and we never make one up.
Official records
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Wilson Marriage Centre, Barrack Street, Colchester, CO1 2LR · More nurseries in CO1
Stations
- Hythe (Essex)12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Colchester Town13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Cannon Street, Port Lane and Wimpole Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Love Hill Lawn7 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 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.
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The Wilson Marriage Centre Nursery, Little Learners is a full-day nursery at Wilson Marriage Centre, Barrack Street, Colchester, CO1 2LR, in The Hythe, Essex. It is registered for 22 children. Its Ofsted report card (November 2025) grades inclusion Strong standard, curriculum and teaching Expected standard, achievement Strong standard, behaviour and routines Expected standard, children's welfare and well-being Expected standard and leadership and governance Expected standard; safeguarding standards met. It is run by Essex County Council.
Run by Essex County Council (local council), which runs 4 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
- St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- St. George's School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- St James the Great Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Kendall Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- St John's Green Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.7 miles
- Unity Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.8 miles
- Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.9 miles
- Colchester Prep & High School ages 2–16has a nursery class 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 The Wilson Marriage Centre Nursery, Little Learners's Ofsted rating?
The Wilson Marriage Centre Nursery, Little Learners was inspected on 20 November 2025 and given an Ofsted report card. Report cards grade each area separately rather than giving one headline grade: inclusion Strong standard, curriculum and teaching Expected standard, achievement Strong standard, behaviour and routines Expected standard, children's welfare and well-being Expected standard and leadership and governance Expected standard. Safeguarding standards met.
How many children can The Wilson Marriage Centre Nursery, Little Learners take?
The Wilson Marriage Centre Nursery, Little Learners is registered with Ofsted for up to 22 children at any one time.
Who runs The Wilson Marriage Centre Nursery, Little Learners?
The Wilson Marriage Centre Nursery, Little Learners is run by Essex County Council, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Wilson Marriage Centre Nursery, Little Learners?
Hythe (Essex) is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 650154 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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