Full-day nursery in Hutton, Essex
Wind In The Willows Nursery
Willow Brook Primary School, Rosen Crescent, Brentwood, CM13 2TU · 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 September 2015Reference EY493217Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 December 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Willow Brook Primary School, Rosen Crescent, Brentwood, CM13 2TU · More nurseries in CM13
Stations
- Shenfield19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Brookfield Close, Hanging Hill Lane and The Chequers.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hutton Recreation Ground6 min walk
- Hutton Poplars Green7 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Hutton Playground7 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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Wind In The Willows Nursery is a full-day nursery at Willow Brook Primary School, Rosen Crescent, Brentwood, CM13 2TU, in Hutton, Essex. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.0 from 4 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind In The Willows NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Bright Horizons Poppetts Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Willowbrook Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 under 0.1 miles
- St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.2 miles
- Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.2 miles
- Long Ridings Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Woodlands School Hutton Manor ages 0–11has a nursery class 0.9 miles
- Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2023 1.3 miles
- Mountnessing Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 1.6 miles
- Endeavour Co-Operative Academy ages 4–19Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.6 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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What is Wind In The Willows Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Wind In The Willows Nursery Good at its inspection on 21 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Wind In The Willows Nursery take?
Wind In The Willows Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Wind In The Willows Nursery?
Shenfield is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Wind In The Willows Nursery?
You can call 07980 614191 and visit www.wind-in-the-willows-nursery-and-preschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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.
- 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY493217 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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