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16 nurseries in Braintree

Every day nursery in Braintree on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in East of England after the free hours.

16 day nurseries
2 rated Outstanding
800 places in total
£141 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Braintree

The top of our Braintree ranking: Ofsted's outcome first, then the newest inspection.

Best-rated day nurseries in Braintree
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Busy Bees Day Nursery at Braintree Great Notley CM77 7USOutstanding16 April 2024104
2Bardfield Montessori Day Nursery CM7 4PYOutstanding13 April 202245
3NGCA Ducklings Pre-School CM77 7USGood30 September 202520
4Apple Tree Day Care Nursery CM7 3PGGood29 October 202451
5Spring - Seesaw CM7 5ULGood18 July 202461

Day nurseries in Braintree, best rated first

All 16 day nurseries in Braintree
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Busy Bees Day Nursery at Braintree Great Notley CM77 7USOutstanding16 April 2024104
2Bardfield Montessori Day Nursery CM7 4PYOutstanding13 April 202245
3NGCA Ducklings Pre-School CM77 7USGood30 September 202520
4Apple Tree Day Care Nursery CM7 3PGGood29 October 202451
5Spring - Seesaw CM7 5ULGood18 July 202461
6Spring - Carousel CM7 3QZGood27 June 202449
7Scallywags Day Nursery CM7 5JYGood23 April 2024
8Blooming Futures Daycare Limited CM7 4BPGood27 March 202432
9Kidorable Pre School And Childcare Services CM7 9BGGood25 March 202454
10Yumbo Daycare CM7 9AEGood28 February 202424
11Charlies House Childminding and Nursery CM7 9EHGood19 October 202342
12The Colourwheel Montessori CM77 8ZZGood6 March 202351
13Step Start Nurseries Braintree CM7 9RWGood12 January 202375
14Goldingham Drive Community Pre-school CM7 1AWGood9 December 202233
15Busy Bees Day Nursery at Braintree CM77 8GAGood26 July 2022109
16Little Me Preschool Braintree CM7 3JDNot yet gradedNot yet50

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

Nurseries by postcode in Braintree

Braintree is in Essex.

Nursery fees in Braintree

What day nurseries in East of England charge on average. Fees in Braintree itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, East of England, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 hours a week
Under 2£192no funded hours£155after 30 funded hours
2 years old£176no funded hours£141after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old£67after the free 15 hours£135after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in Braintree

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Braintree as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

WhoFree hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits15 hours

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.