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Essex County Council

Essex County Council runs 4 childcare settings on the Ofsted register in Essex, with 107 registered places between them. 4 of them have a published inspection report we summarise in full, linked below.

How Essex County Council's settings were graded

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (2 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 3 settings (3 Good)

Each setting is inspected on its own, so grades differ from one to the next. Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Settings run by Essex County Council

  • Harwich Centre Pre-School - Pre-school, Harwich CO12 4AJ, ages 2 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 4 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Learners - Day nursery, Chelmsford CM1 2SB, ages 0 to 4, 19 places
    Ofsted, 6 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Friary Pre-School - Day nursery, Maldon CM9 5FX, ages 2 to 4, 16 places
    Ofsted, 19 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Wilson Marriage Centre Nursery, Little Learners - Day nursery, Colchester CO1 2LR, ages 1 to 4, 22 places
    Ofsted report card, 20 November 2025: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met

Where

Source: Ofsted register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.