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Nurseries in Epping

There are 9 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Epping, and 5 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Epping

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (6 Strong standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 8 settings (1 Outstanding, 7 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Bright Horizons Epping Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Epping CM16 6TN, ages 0 to 4, 92 places
    Ofsted, 13 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Chrysalis at the Church - Day nursery, Epping CM16 4BD, ages 0 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted report card, 4 September 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Ellies nursery - Day nursery, Epping CM16 4AP, ages 0 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 30 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Epping Montessori Nursery Ltd - Pre-school, Epping CM16 4RA, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 10 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Fledglings Pre School - Pre-school, Epping CM16 6QJ, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 15 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Sunbeams - Pre-school, Epping CM16 4QE, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 5 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • North Weald Village Pre-School Ltd - Pre-school, Epping CM16 6BU, ages 2 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted, 9 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Scribbles Day Nursery - Day nursery, Epping CM16 6AR, ages 0 to 4, 105 places
    Ofsted, 14 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Red School - Pre-school, Epping CM16 6EY, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 1 July 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Allsportskids at Theydon Bois - Out-of-school club, Epping CM16 7DH, 30 places
  • Little Voices Epping Forest - Out-of-school club, Epping CM16 6EH
  • M.R.F.A. | Epping Holiday Course - Out-of-school club, Epping CM16 5JB
  • Premier - Essex Hub - Out-of-school club, Epping CM16 5DU, 24 places
  • Shine Clubs @ Coopersale & Theydon Garnon - Out-of-school club, Epping CM16 7QX, 20 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 Epping

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