Full-day nursery in The Hythe, Essex
Wivenhoe Park Day Nursery
University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, COLCHESTER, CO4 3SQ · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, COLCHESTER, CO4 3SQ · More nurseries in CO4
Stations
- Hythe (Essex)21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Subway, Valley Road and University.
Parks and playgrounds
- Wivenhoe Park5 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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Wivenhoe Park Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, COLCHESTER, CO4 3SQ, in The Hythe, Essex. It is registered for 147 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 60 reviews (November 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wivenhoe Park Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| The Beeches Pre-School AnnexeFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Kiddi Caru NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Wivenhoe PreschoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Little Explorers Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| The Beeches Pre-schoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Woodland Barn Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- 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
- Broomgrove Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.9 miles
- Broomgrove Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.9 miles
- Old Heath Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.9 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 1.0 miles
- Hazelmere Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 1.2 miles
- Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected June 2025 1.2 miles
- Roach Vale Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.4 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 Wivenhoe Park Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Wivenhoe Park Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 19 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Wivenhoe Park Day Nursery take?
Wivenhoe Park Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 147 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Wivenhoe Park Day Nursery?
Hythe (Essex) is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Wivenhoe Park Day Nursery?
You can call 01206 873224 and visit www.wivenhoeparkdaynursery.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
- 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 EY414291 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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