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Essex
1,830 registered providers
Total Inspections
2,754
All frameworks
EIF Nov 2025 Onwards
252
New framework
Avg Quality Index
3.30
EIF inspections only
EIF Grade Distribution
40.5%
50.4%
Exceptional 1%
Strong 40.5%
Expected 50.4%
Needs Attention 6.8%
Urgent 1.3%
2,754 inspections
Provider Postcode Type Date Inspector Grades Safeguarding
Busy Bees Preschool SS15 5UH Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises 14 Sep 2023 Sue Buckingham Good —
Busy Bees Preschool SS15 5UH Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises 4 Oct 2022 Lyndsey Barwick Requires Improvement —
Busy Bees Preschool SS15 5UH Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises 14 Oct 2021 Daniella Adams Requires Improvement —
Butterfly Blue Day Nursery CO2 7FJ Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises 21 Aug 2024 Lyndsey Barwick Good —
Butterfly Blue Day Nursery CO2 7FJ Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises 6 Dec 2022 Sue Buckingham Good —
Butterfly Blue Day Nursery CO2 7FJ Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises 20 Jun 2022 Marisa White Inadequate —
Butterfly Blue Day Nursery CO2 7FJ Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises 31 May 2018 Daniella Adams Good —
Second Steps Day Nursery (Colchester) Limited CO3 4RG Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises 12 Oct 2023 Kate Hipperson Good —
Second Steps Day Nursery (Colchester) Limited CO3 4RG Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises 7 Nov 2019 Jane Le Marie Good —
Second Steps Day Nursery (Colchester) Limited CO3 4RG Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises 18 Mar 2019 Lynn Hughes Requires Improvement —
Runnymede Pre-School SS7 1TF Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises 28 Feb 2020 Fiona Sapler Good —
Bright Horizons Poppetts Day Nursery and Preschool CM13 1DU Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises 25 Jun 2024 Lyndsey Barwick Requires Improvement —
Bright Horizons Poppetts Day Nursery and Preschool CM13 1DU Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises 21 Nov 2019 Tina Mason Good —
Bright Horizons Basildon Day Nursery and Preschool SS14 3DG Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises 26 Jul 2024 Lynn Hartigan Good —
Bright Horizons Basildon Day Nursery and Preschool SS14 3DG Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises 22 Oct 2018 Jo Rowley Good —
Kiddi Caru Nursery CM17 9LW Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises 14 Sep 2023 Jenny Hardy Good —
Kiddi Caru Nursery CM17 9LW Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises 31 Mar 2023 Jenny Hardy Inadequate —
Kiddi Caru Nursery CM17 9LW Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises 9 Aug 2022 Jenny Hardy Good —
Kiddi Caru Nursery CM17 9LW Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises 10 Feb 2022 Lynn Clements Inadequate —
Kiddi Caru Nursery CM17 9LW Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises 19 Jan 2018 Jennifer Forbes Outstanding —
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