Tiddlywinks Preschool
Latest Ofsted grade for Tiddlywinks Preschool in COLCHESTER, Essex: Needs Attention. Inspection history, evaluation areas and report PDFs for URN EY424384 on Ofsted Insights.
Provider details
| Name | Tiddlywinks Preschool |
|---|---|
| URN | EY424384 |
| Provider type | Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises |
| Local authority | Essex |
| Town | COLCHESTER |
| Address | Bishop William Ward School, 22a Coach Road, Great Horkesley |
| Postcode | CO6 4AT |
| Telephone | 01206 272669 |
| Registered | 7 April 2011 |
| Registration status | Active |
Latest inspection
| Inspection date | 17 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Report published | 13 May 2026 |
| Framework | Renewed EIF 2025 |
| Headline measure (lowest graded area) | Needs Attention |
| Curriculum & Teaching | Needs Attention |
| Achievement | Needs Attention |
| Inclusion | Expected Standard |
| Leadership & Governance | Needs Attention |
| Behaviour, Attitudes & Routines | Expected Standard |
| Children's Welfare & Wellbeing | Expected Standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
The renewed Education Inspection Framework does not give an overall grade. The headline measure is the lowest graded area, an Ofsted Insights measure explained in the methodology.
Ofsted reports
Previous inspections
- 21 May 2025 — Pre-2025 — Requires Improvement (report PDF)
- 29 November 2019 — Pre-2025 — Outstanding (report PDF)
- 1 December 2015 — Pre-2025 — Outstanding (report PDF)
- 12 September 2011 — Pre-2025 — Good (report PDF)
Data refreshed from Ofsted on 14 May 2026.