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Located in the beautiful and historic surroundings of the University of Essex.

Our large Colchester based day nursery offers vibrant and stimulating child care for children aged three months to five years. Childcare sessions are available to all University students and staff, and members of the public by application.

What Ofsted says about us

Children benefit from the attention of staff who are enthusiastic and make learning fun. Staff ensure that children’s interests drive the activities they provide. They carefully plan activities that match children’s learning priorities and cover all areas of learning.

We are very proud of our nursery and think it’s a great place for your child to thrive but don’t just take our word for it, read the reviews left by parents on Google. You can find more in-depth reviews at daynurseries.co.uk.

Rebecca Slegg
2022-08-03
Dedicated staff, incredible outside space, and a wonderfully diverse community - I couldn't have picked a better childcare setting for my daughter.
Donatella Cerruti
2022-08-03
I had a great experience at Wivenhoe Park Day Nursery, great teachers, friendly, clean environment. My little.boy had such a great development and as a mum I have been always supported. I couldn't find a better nursery for my boy. Highly recommended. A great big thank you to all the nursery staff.
darragh miskella
2022-08-03
My daughter started at the nursery from a young age, I can honestly say she has loved every second of her time there. My daughter was born deaf and wore cochlear implants this was no problem at all for the nursery, they made every effort to make her time there as easy as possible, even adjusting the rooms to suit her needs. I can not recommend this nursery enough excellent facilities and even better staff.
Katrine Sundsbø
2021-12-22
Our little one started this nursery when he was just over 7 months. I was pretty nervous about him starting so early, but the staff at Wivenhoe Park Nursery have been amazing and have been so helpful while my boy has settled in. My son absolutely loves going to nursery, and always smiles when he sees his key person. It is so reassuring to leave him with the amazing staff as I know he will have a great time! I also love getting occasional photo updates, and the full report at the end of the day, as it makes me feel included in his ‘nursery life’ 🙂 I could go on and on - but in a nutshell: Would highly recommend, I have nothing but good words! 🙂
Caroline Bose
2021-09-30
My daughter attended the nursery from the age of 7 months until she started school and she learnt so much and made so many friends. She enjoyed being there so much.
Rebecca Burton
2021-09-22
My little boy attended this nursery from age 1 and went right through until he left for school. We visited a few nurseries when making our decision of what nursery setting would be best. We chose WPDN because of their fantastic outside space, all the rooms have access to gardens and even forest school sessions. The staff are very supportive and caring. We couldn’t of asked for a better nursery 😀
James Norman
2021-09-03
WPDN is just the most fantastic nursery - my two kids absolutely love it there, and the staff are absolutely superb. They've been given such an excellent grounding and have really developed under their care, I cannot recommend WPDN highly enough. The weekly first school for older children is also fantastic!
Cat Duggan
2021-08-31
Both my two children have loved their time with you and I could never have picked a better nursery. Every member of staff works so hard to make it a great experience from the teachers, to admin, to management to all the other staff members. I am genuinely so sad that both my children have graduated from WDPN because in these last few years they have helped them grow and develop so much. Every member of staff is so lovely and approachable, I could easily just chat to any of them over a coffee which is great, It is like one giant family at WDPN. Both my children were so nervous to start nursery but the staff were great in getting them settled and comforting them. My son still talks about his cuddles with Erica in the mornings when he started in Maple room. My daughter still talks about the chickens in Bluebell! My son was so excited when I told him he would return to WPDN this year for summer camp. Every person at WPDN all care so much about their jobs and the children and that is so clear in every interaction I have witnessed over the last few years. I will definitely be returning next year for the summer camps. Thank you to WPDN for everything!
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