Little Owls Nursery
OutstandingTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Danbury for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 to 19:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2005, with 108 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 and 30 hours, plus 2-year-old funding.
Worth knowing. Funding covers the cost of childcare only and does not include the essentials and extras; meals and consumables are voluntary additions; funded hours available up to 10 hours per day 7am to 5pm; attendance outside these hours chargeable; no sharing funding with other providers.
What childcare usually costs in Essex
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Essex from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
CM3 4ABWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 16 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are at the centre of this unique and exquisite nursery. Children arrive and quickly become deeply engaged in their enriching learning environment. They are incredibly confident and make informed decisions about what they would like to do.
They freely explore and show interest in all areas of their accessible environment.
Children thoroughly enjoy the stimulating activities available inside and outdoors.
- 16 March 2023Outstanding
- 8 August 2017Outstanding
- 17 September 2012Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Owls Nursery
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.