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Nurseries in Witham

There are 15 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Witham, and 2 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Witham

  • Ofsted report cards: 2 settings (7 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 12 settings (4 Outstanding, 8 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Benton Hall Creche - Pre-school, Witham CM8 3LH
  • Cheeky Monkeys Preschool - Pre-school, Witham CM8 2JP, ages 2 to 5, 26 places
    Ofsted report card, 12 May 2026: Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Gershwin Park Day Nursery School - Day nursery, Witham CM8 1FQ, ages 0 to 4, 74 places
    Ofsted, 28 February 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Holly Trees Nursery - Day nursery, Witham CM8 2AZ, ages 0 to 4, 142 places
    Ofsted, 8 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Honeybear House Day Nursery - Day nursery, Witham CM8 2SD, ages 1 to 4, 56 places
    Ofsted, 15 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Hands Pre-School Nursery - Day nursery, Witham CM8 1DJ, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 28 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Mini Marvels Nursery Ltd - Pre-school, Witham CM8 1UN, ages 2 to 4
    Ofsted, 2 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Pelican Place Nursery - Day nursery, Witham CM8 2DZ, ages 0 to 4, 138 places
    Ofsted, 20 August 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rivenstars Early Education - Pre-school, Witham CM8 3PQ, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 4 March 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Silver Steps Day Care Ltd - Day nursery, Witham CM8 3QG, ages 2 to 9, 26 places
    Ofsted, 27 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Spring - Harlequin - Day nursery, Witham CM8 1NA, ages 1 to 4, 37 places
    Ofsted, 25 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Spring Lodge Pre-school & Out of School Clubs - Pre-school, Witham CM8 2HE, ages 2 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted, 15 June 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Step Start Nurseries Witham - Day nursery, Witham CM8 2AJ, ages 0 to 4, 107 places
    Ofsted report card, 13 January 2026: Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
  • Witham Nursery - Day nursery, Witham CM8 1HN, ages 2 to 4, 41 places
    Ofsted, 11 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Witham Valley Nursery - Day nursery, Witham CM8 1HF, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 23 September 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Little Me Preschool Silver End - Out-of-school club, Witham CM8 3RQ, 26 places
  • YMCA Essex @ Witham Oaks Academy - Out-of-school club, Witham CM8 1NA, 10 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 Witham

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