Childcare in Colchester (Suffolk)
Colchester (Suffolk) has 4 day nurseries. Ofsted has inspected 4 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. Across Suffolk there are 30 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Suffolk, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 127 school nursery classes across Suffolk, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
4 settings match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Jun 2026Closed Peg Activites Stratford St Mary Primary School Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Colchester (Suffolk)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Colchester (Suffolk) take funded hours?
2 of the 4 settings in Colchester (Suffolk) are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Colchester (Suffolk) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 4 settings Ofsted has inspected in Colchester (Suffolk) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Colchester (Suffolk) take babies?
4 settings in Colchester (Suffolk) are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Colchester (Suffolk)?
Suffolk has 30 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
Towns close to Colchester (Suffolk)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.