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16 nurseries in CO4 (Greenstead, Highwoods, St Johns)

Every day nursery with a CO4 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in East of England after the free hours.

16 day nurseries
4 rated Outstanding
4 with a new report card (25%)
979 places in total
£141 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in CO4 (Greenstead, Highwoods, St Johns), best rated first

All 16 day nurseries in CO4 (Greenstead, Highwoods, St Johns)
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colchester Severalls Business Park CO4 9ASStrong standard in all 66 February 2026106
2Nannas Day Nurseries CO4 5JRStrong standard in all 628 November 202560
3Chesterwell Day Nursery CO4 6AZStrong standard in all 627 November 202584
4Brinkley Lane Day Nursery School CO4 9XNOutstanding26 September 202554
5Nannas Neighbourhood Nursery CO4 3JPOutstanding10 November 202256
6Just Imagine Day Nursery - Colchester Academy Ltd CO4 3JLOutstanding1 November 202237
7Nannas Day Nurseries CO4 5XTOutstanding14 June 202244
8Bright Horizons Colchester Day Nursery and Preschool CO4 6BTExpected standard in all 611 February 2026108
9Little Owls Preschool (Boxted) CO4 5REGood26 September 202533
10Squirrels Pre-School CO4 9SRGood2 July 202526
11Chestnut House Kindergarten CO4 5LEGood28 May 202576
12Wivenhoe Park Day Nursery CO4 3SQGood19 March 2024147
13The Beeches Pre-school CO4 3AQGood18 September 202314
14Oaklea Montessori St John's CO4 0HPGood7 April 202224
15Sunhill Early Learning Colchester CO4 5QJGood8 December 202187
16The Beeches Pre-School Annexe CO4 3XGGood17 September 202123

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

CO4 is in Essex, covering Colchester.

Nursery fees in CO4

What day nurseries in East of England charge on average. Fees in CO4 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 CO4

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in CO4 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.