Full-day nursery in Ingatestone, Essex
Wright Start Day Nurseries
52 Fryerning Lane, INGATESTONE, CM4 0DE · 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 2010Reference EY416472Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places65 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 September 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
52 Fryerning Lane, INGATESTONE, CM4 0DE · More nurseries in CM4
Stations
- Ingatestone10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Market Place.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground10 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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Wright Start Day Nurseries is a full-day nursery at 52 Fryerning Lane, INGATESTONE, CM4 0DE, in Ingatestone, Essex. It is registered for 65 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 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ingatestone Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.1 miles
- Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11 0.2 miles
- Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 1.6 miles
- Mountnessing Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 1.7 miles
- Anglo European School Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.3 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 Wright Start Day Nurseries's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Wright Start Day Nurseries Good at its inspection on 2 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Wright Start Day Nurseries take?
Wright Start Day Nurseries is registered with Ofsted for up to 65 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Wright Start Day Nurseries?
Ingatestone is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Wright Start Day Nurseries?
You can call 01277 356885 and visit www.wrightstartdaynurseries.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 EY416472 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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