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Childcare in Waltham Abbey

Waltham Abbey has 7 day nurseries, 4 pre-schools, 2 school nursery classes, 2 childminders and 1 after-school club. Ofsted has inspected 10 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 6 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Essex there are 36 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.

36places per 100 under-fives in Essex, against 32 for England
100%of the 10 inspected here are Good or better, 1 Outstanding
7 of 16are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Essex, 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 154 school nursery classes across Essex, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

Everything 16Day nurseries 7Pre-schools 4School nurseries 2Childminders 2After-school clubs 1
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Day nurseries 7

The Treehouse Nursery

Day nursery · Hazelwood Childrens Centre, Hillhouse, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3EL

OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 507:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week★ 5.0 Google, 1144 placesOpen for decades
01992 719990Their website

Three Butterflies Nursery

Day nursery · Building H7, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1JY

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Babies from 3 months07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week★ 4.7 Google, 1340 placesLong established
01992 827109Their website

New Adventurers

Day nursery · Unit C&d, 121 Ability House, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1JH

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Babies from 6 months07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week★ 4.7 Google, 1479 placesOpen a few years
01992 879688Their website

Fledglings Pre-School

Day nursery · Upshire Primary Foundation School, Upshire Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3PX

GoodBirth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm52 placesLong established
01992715567

Pre-schools 4

Childminders 2

Only childminders who agreed to be listed publicly appear here. Ofsted holds many more and does not publish their details.

Newman, Annemarie

Childminder · Waltham Abbey, EN9 3JR

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesRegistered for decades

Townsend, Anthea Helen

Childminder · Waltham Abbey, EN9 3AP

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesRegistered a few years

After-school and holiday clubs 1

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Recently

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 2026Opened Premier Education - Waltham Holy Cross Sessional day care
  • Jun 2026Opened Time For Change Kids Waltham Abbey Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Closed Time for change Kids @Abbey Church Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Closed Waltham Holy Cross Super Star Sport Out-of-school day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Waltham Abbey

Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.

Which nurseries in Waltham Abbey take funded hours?

7 of the 16 settings in Waltham Abbey 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 Waltham Abbey rated Outstanding?

Yes. 1 of the 10 settings Ofsted has inspected in Waltham Abbey hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Waltham Abbey take babies?

14 settings in Waltham Abbey 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 Waltham Abbey?

Essex has 36 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.

Nearby

Towns close to Waltham Abbey

Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.

Cheshunt4 settings · 2.6 milesWaltham Cross50 settings · 2.8 milesBroxbourne14 settings · 3.5 milesLoughton38 settings · 3.7 milesEnfield124 settings · 4 milesBuckhurst Hill10 settings · 4.6 miles
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