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11 nurseries in CM8 (Witham)

Every day nursery with a CM8 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in East of England after the free hours.

11 day nurseries
3 rated Outstanding
1 with a new report card (9%)
711 places in total
£141 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in CM8 (Witham), best rated first

All 11 day nurseries in CM8 (Witham)
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Pelican Place Nursery CM8 2DZOutstanding20 August 2024138
2Gershwin Park Day Nursery School CM8 1FQOutstanding28 February 202374
3Witham Valley Nursery CM8 1HFOutstanding23 September 202224
4Holly Trees Nursery CM8 2AZGood8 August 2025142
5Little Hands Pre-School Nursery CM8 1DJGood28 February 202430
6Spring - Harlequin CM8 1NAGood25 January 202437
7Honeybear House Day Nursery CM8 2SDGood15 February 202356
8Silver Steps Day Care Ltd CM8 3QGGood27 April 202226
9Witham Nursery CM8 1HNGood11 March 202241
10Wickham Bishops Nursery CM8 3JZGood28 June 202136
11Step Start Nurseries Witham CM8 2AJNeeds attention in 1 of 613 January 2026107

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CM8 is in Essex, covering Witham.

Nursery fees in CM8

What day nurseries in East of England charge on average. Fees in CM8 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 CM8

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in CM8 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.