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Childcare in Witham

Witham has 10 day nurseries, 5 pre-schools, 4 school nursery classes, 4 childminders and 2 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 17 of them and rated 15 Good or better, 5 of them Outstanding. 8 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
88%of the 17 inspected here are Good or better, 5 Outstanding
7 of 25are 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 25Day nurseries 10Pre-schools 5School nurseries 4Childminders 4After-school clubs 2
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Day nurseries 10

Witham Valley Nursery

Day nursery · Guithavon Valley Evangelical Church, Guithavon Valley, Witham, CM8 1HF

OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 5From 2 years09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week24 placesLong established
07761 818409Their website

Pre-schools 5

Benton Hall Creche

Pre-school · Benton Hall Golf & Country Club, Wickham Hill, Witham, CM8 3LH

Not yet inspected5 and overSessions in term time, often morningsOpen for decades
01376502454

Cheeky Monkeys Preschool

Pre-school · Bethel Christian Fellowship Hall, Church Street, Witham, CM8 2JP

Report card May 2026Birth to 5Sessions in term time, often mornings26 placesNewly opened
07810773 450

School nursery classes 4

Templars Academy

School nursery class · Cressing Road, Witham, CM8 2NJ

Part of a schoolFree funded hoursFrom age 208:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week★ 3.1 Google, 13Part of a school
01376513477Their website

Childminders 4

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

Crockett, Sarah Jane

Childminder · Witham, CM8 3SR

OutstandingBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesLong established

Hinds, Lucinda Jayne

Childminder · Witham, CM8 1DQ

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

Fisher, Caroline Mary

Childminder · Witham, CM8 1DQ

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesLong established

Seymenska, Mariya Milkova

Childminder · Witham, CM8 3GU

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesNewly registered

After-school and holiday clubs 2

Little Me Preschool Silver End

After-school club · Silver End Village Hall, Broadway, Witham, CM8 3RQ

Not yet inspectedBirth to 5Before and after school, plus holidays26 placesNewly opened
07568506364

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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.

  • Dec 2025Opened Cheeky Monkeys Preschool Sessional day care
  • Jun 2025Opened Step Start Nurseries Witham Full day care
  • Jun 2025Closed Chipping Hill Pre-School Full day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Witham

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

Which nurseries in Witham take funded hours?

7 of the 25 settings in Witham 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 Witham rated Outstanding?

Yes. 5 of the 17 settings Ofsted has inspected in Witham hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Witham take babies?

20 settings in Witham 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 Witham?

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 Witham

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

Maldon28 settings · 5.5 milesBraintree44 settings · 6.3 milesChelmsford167 settings · 7.9 milesEssex7 settings · 8.9 milesHalstead20 settings · 11 milesColchester182 settings · 11.9 miles
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