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Nurseries in Brentwood

There are 35 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Brentwood, and 16 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Brentwood

  • Ofsted report cards: 8 settings (12 Strong standard, 33 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 22 settings (3 Outstanding, 19 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Brentwood Day Nursery - Day nursery, Brentwood CM15 8AJ, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted report card, 2 July 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Bright Horizons Phoenix Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Brentwood CM15 9BG, ages 1 to 4, 130 places
    Ofsted, 21 July 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bright Sparks Brentwood - Pre-school, Brentwood CM13 3BH, ages 1 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted, 10 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bright Sparks Preschool Shenfield - Pre-school, Brentwood CM15 8NF, ages 1 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 18 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Butterflies Montessori School - Pre-school, Brentwood CM14 5LF, ages 2 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted, 26 September 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Creative Kids - Day nursery, Brentwood CM13 2NS, ages 0 to 5, 116 places
    Ofsted, 13 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Doddinghurst Community Pre-school - Pre-school, Brentwood CM15 0NJ, ages 2 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted, 22 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Faces kids club (Brentwood) ltd - Day nursery, Brentwood CM15 9DA, ages 3 to 11, 50 places
    Ofsted, 5 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Forest Barn Nursery School - Day nursery, Brentwood CM13 3JP, ages 1 to 4, 66 places
    Ofsted, 14 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Guided Learning Ltd - Day nursery, Brentwood CM14 4BX
  • Highview Pre School - Pre-school, Brentwood CM13 1BJ, 30 places
  • Hutton Pre-School - Pre-school, Brentwood CM13 2TU, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 23 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kind Hearts Pre School - Pre-school, Brentwood CM15 9NP, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 20 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kind Hearts Preschool - St Georges - Pre-school, Brentwood CM15 9HR, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 20 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ladybird Kindergarten - Pre-school, Brentwood CM13 3DZ, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 9 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Leaping Lilies - Day nursery, Brentwood CM14 5JR, ages 0 to 3, 120 places
    Ofsted report card, 3 September 2026: Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Acorns Hutton Manor - Day nursery, Brentwood CM13 1SD, 20 places
  • Little Doves Christian Pre School - Pre-school, Brentwood CM14 5SD, ages 2 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 26 June 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Ducks Pre-school Limited - Pre-school, Brentwood CM13 1DJ, 30 places
  • Little Learners Pre School & Happy Holidays Hub Ltd - Day nursery, Brentwood CM13 3TP, ages 2 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 15 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Legs Nursery - Day nursery, Brentwood CM13 1SJ, ages 0 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted, 7 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Munchkins Daycare (Brentwood) LTD - Day nursery, Brentwood CM15 8BG, ages 0 to 4, 54 places
    Ofsted report card, 14 July 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Purple Willows Brentwood - Day nursery, Brentwood CM14 4DR, ages 1 to 4, 56 places
    Ofsted, 24 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Shenfield Day Nursery - Day nursery, Brentwood CM15 8LA, ages 0 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted report card, 18 November 2025: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Shenfield Village Pre-School Ltd - Pre-school, Brentwood CM15 8LB, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 17 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Step Start Mountnessing - Day nursery, Brentwood CM15 0UH, ages 0 to 4, 86 places
    Ofsted, 20 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Helens Pre School (Brentwood) LTD - Pre-school, Brentwood CM15 8AT, ages 0 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted report card, 23 March 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • St. Margaret's Pre School - Pre-school, Brentwood CM15 0QH, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 18 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stondon Massey Pre School - Pre-school, Brentwood CM15 0DT, ages 2 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted report card, 10 February 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Sunflower Montessori Kindergarten - Pre-school, Brentwood CM13 1YU, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 23 June 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Treehouse Club - Day nursery, Brentwood CM13 1DU, 25 places
  • The Treehouse Club Forestry Nursery And Out Of School Club - Day nursery, Brentwood CM13 2DP, ages 0 to 4, 68 places
    Ofsted report card, 21 May 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Tiny Treasures day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Brentwood CM15 9JG, ages 0 to 4, 64 places
    Ofsted, 22 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • WHITE WILLOWS DAY NURSERY - Pre-school, Brentwood CM14 5HF, ages 2 to 4, 18 places
    Ofsted report card, 13 February 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Wind In The Willows Nursery - Day nursery, Brentwood CM13 2TU, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 21 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Chuckles (UK) Ltd - Out-of-school club, Brentwood CM15 0NJ, 24 places
  • Chuckles (UK) Ltd - Out-of-school club, Brentwood CM13 1JW, 32 places
  • Club Excel at Brentwood County High School - Out-of-school club, Brentwood CM14 4JF, 120 places
  • Key Tuition Brentwood LP - Childcare setting, Brentwood CM15 8NB
  • Kumon Brentwood - Shenfield Study Centre - Out-of-school club, Brentwood CM15 8LB
  • Moore Coaching Hogarth - Out-of-school club, Brentwood CM15 8BG
  • Mountnessing Breakfast and After School Club - Out-of-school club, Brentwood CM15 0UH, 16 places
  • School's Out Activities at Shenfield High School - Out-of-school club, Brentwood CM15 8RY, 120 places
  • Shenfield Day Nursery Breakfast And After School Club - Out-of-school club, Brentwood CM15 9AL, 22 places
  • Stagecoach Brentwood - Out-of-school club, Brentwood CM15 8RY
  • St Helens (Brentwood) Wrap Around Care LTD - Out-of-school club, Brentwood CM15 9BY, 60 places
  • St Helens (Brentwood) Wrap Around Care LTD - Out-of-school club, Brentwood CM15 9BY
  • The Partyhouse - Out-of-school club, Brentwood CM13 3NU, 28 places
  • The Studio's Adagio School Of Dance - Out-of-school club, Brentwood CM13 1SS
  • The Treehouse Club - Out-of-school club, Brentwood CM14 5QN, 25 places
  • Ultimate Activity Camps At Brentwood School - Out-of-school club, Brentwood CM15 8EE, 160 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Brentwood

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.